Confucian Statecraft and Korean Institutions. Yu Hyongwon and the Late Choson Dynasty - James B. Palais

Contents

Acknowledgments vii

Introduction 3

PART I. THE EARLY CHOSON DYNASTY, 1392-

I. Confucian Statecraft in the Founding of Choson 25

2. The Disintegration of the Early Choson System to 1592 6I


3. Post-Imjin Developments in Military Defense and the Economy 92

PART II. SOCIAL REFORM: YANGBAN AND SLAVES

Introduction II 5

4. Remolding the Ruling Class through Education and Schools I


5. New Schools: Conservative Restraints on Radicalism I
   6. Slavery: The Slow Path to Abolition 208
   Conclusion 27I

PART III. LAND REFORM

Introduction 275

7. Land Reform: Compromises with the Well-Field Model 277


8. Redistributing Wealth through Land Reform ]I


9. Late Choson Land Reform Proposals 354
   Conclusion 384

PART IV. MILITARY REFORM

Introduction 39I

10. The Royal Division Model: Rotating Duty Soldiers
    and Support Taxpayers 394

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