The institutional basis of civil governance in the Chosŏn Dynasty:

This book introduces the Joseon Dynasty's ruling system, which managed to embody Confucian ideology in a political order that used elaborate systems and apparatus to prevent the concentration of power in any one center. It offers a broad examination of the Joseon system of civilian governance,...

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Weitere beteiligte Personen: Duncan, John B. 1945- (ZusammenstellendeR, ÜbersetzerIn), Lee, Jung Chul (ZusammenstellendeR, ÜbersetzerIn), Lee, Jeong-il (ZusammenstellendeR, ÜbersetzerIn), Ahn, Michael (ZusammenstellendeR, ÜbersetzerIn), Davey, Jack A. (ZusammenstellendeR, ÜbersetzerIn)
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Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Seoul Seoul Selection 2009
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Zusammenfassung:This book introduces the Joseon Dynasty's ruling system, which managed to embody Confucian ideology in a political order that used elaborate systems and apparatus to prevent the concentration of power in any one center. It offers a broad examination of the Joseon system of civilian governance, including the Government Service Examinations where officials were selected based on knowledge of Confucian classics, the keeping of " Joseon Sillok (The Annals of Joseon Dynasty)" records that kings were not even allowed to read, and a system of audits and inspections to curb the tyranny of high-ranking officers
Beschreibung:Copyright "The Academy of Korean Studies"
Umfang:210 Seiten 24 cm
ISBN:9788991913578