selected inquest records from nineteenth-century Korea Kim, Sun Joo 1962- creator Kim, Jungwon. text bibliography Electronic books. wau 2014 2014 monographic eng 1 online resource (270 pages) : map. "This collection presents and analyzes inquest records that tell the stories of ordinary Korean people under the Chos�on court (1392-1910). Extending the study of this period, usually limited to elites, into the realm of everyday life, each inquest record includes a detailed postmortem examination and features testimony from everyone directly or indirectly related to the incident. The result is an amazingly vivid, colloquial account of the vibrant, multifaceted societal and legal cultures of early modern Korea. Sun Joo Kim is the Harvard-Yenching Professor of Korean History at Harvard University. Jungwon Kim is assistant professor of Korean history at Columbia University; 'This book provides an extremely rare view into social interactions among people of quite different classes in Chos�on Korea. Points of interest abound'--Robert E. Hegel, Washington University, St. Louis; 'This is an important contribution that significantly advances our knowledge of nineteenth-century Korean legal history. The translated cases shine by being able to introduce daily struggles of non-elites and illustrate the complex dynamics of the judiciary system during the last century of the Chos�on dynasty'--Jisoo Kim, George Washington University"-- Map of Nineteenth-Century Korea -- Introduction: Chos�on Korea in Its Last Century -- Case 1: An Adulterous Widower Meets a Violent Death, Yang Hang-ny�on (P'y�ongyang, P'y�ongan Province, 1866) -- Case 2: A Family Activist Confronts a Local Magnate, Ms. Pak (Yongin, Ky�onggi Province, Late Eighteenth Century) -- Case 3: A Defiant Slave Challenges His Master with Death, Yi Pong-dol (Anoi, Ky�ongsang Province, 1842) -- Case 4: Two Widows Fight, Madam Chang and Ms. On (Yech'�on, Ky�ongsang Province, 1842) -- Case 5: A Heartless Wet Nurse Abuses an Infant, Mun Chong-ji (Chunghwa, P'y�ongan Province, 1866) -- Case 6: A Widower Seeks Private Settlement, Ms. Ch�ong (Y�ongch��on, Ky�ongsang Province, 1889) -- Case 7: Adultery Leads to Murder, Ms. Paek (Anak, Hwanghae Province, 1897) -- Case 8: An Illegal Burial Begets a Son but Kills a Relative, Kim Kap-san (Hoeyang, Kangw�on Province, 1899) -- Glossary. compiled and translated by Sun Joo Kim and Jungwon Kim. Includes bibliographical references and index. a-kr--- Wrongful death Korea History 19th century Sources Court records Korea Courts Korea History 19th century Sources Law Social aspects Korea History 19th century Sources Social classes Korea History 19th century Sources Korea History Chos�on dynasty, 1392-1910 Sources Korea Social conditions 1392-1910 Sources DS915.15 .K57 2014eb 951.9/02 Kim, Sun Joo. Seattle : University of Washington Press, [2014] xv, 253 pages (DLC) 2013037570 9780295804965 (e-book) http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10839453 http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10839453 CaPaEBR 131028 ebr10839453 eng