Description: This important new study explores the impact of Neo-Confucianism on Korean society and politics between the fourteenth and seventeenth centuries.
Brief description: Martina Deuchler is Professor Emerita of Korean Studies in the School of Oriental and African Studies at the University of London.
Review Quotes: An outstanding contribution to our understanding of Chosŏn society and the power and implications of Confucian ritual. It offers insight into some of the most puzzling and disturbing features of Chosŏn society.-- "London Journal of Asian Studies"