The Emotions of Justice Gender, Status, and Legal Performance in Choson Korea / by Jisoo M. Kim.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kim, Jisoo M., author.

Series:

Korean studies of the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies.

Korean studies of the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women--Legal status, laws, etc--Korea--History.

Women.

Law--Korea--History.

Law.

Korea--History--Chosŏn dynasty, 1392-1910.

Korea.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (238 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Seattle : University of Washington Press, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"The Chosŏn State (1392-1910) is typically portrayed as a rigid society because of its hereditary status system, slavery, and Confucian gender norms. However, The Emotions of Justice reveals a surprisingly complex picture of a judicial system that operated in a contradictory fashion by discriminating against subjects while simultaneously minimizing such discrimination. Jisoo Kim contends that the state's recognition of wŏn, or the sense of being wronged, permitted subjects of different genders or statuses to interact in the legal realm and in doing so illuminates the intersection of law, emotions, and gender in premodern Korea"--From publisher's website.

Contents:

Author's note

Kings of the Chosŏn Dynasty

The Confucian state, law, and emotions

Gender, writing, and legal performance

Women's grievances and their gendered narrative of wŏn

Seeking vindication or begging pardon on behalf of the living

In search of justice on behalf of the dead.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780295806174

0295806176

OCLC:

930269563