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Under the Ancestors' Eyes

- Kinship, Status, and Locality in Premodern Korea

About Under the Ancestors' Eyes

Under the Ancestors' Eyes elucidates the role of Neo-Confucianism as an ideological and political device by which the elite in Korea regained and maintained dominance during the Choson period. Using historical and social anthropological methodology, Martina Deuchler highlights Korea's distinctive elevation of the social over the political.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9780674504301
  • Binding:
  • Hardback
  • Pages:
  • 629
  • Published:
  • November 1, 2015
  • Dimensions:
  • 263x191x44 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 1300 g.
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Expected delivery: December 18, 2024

Description of Under the Ancestors' Eyes

Under the Ancestors' Eyes elucidates the role of Neo-Confucianism as an ideological and political device by which the elite in Korea regained and maintained dominance during the Choson period. Using historical and social anthropological methodology, Martina Deuchler highlights Korea's distinctive elevation of the social over the political.

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