{"product_id":"korea-and-her-neighbours-a-narrative-of-travel-with-an-account-of-the-recent-vicissitudes-and-present-position-of-the-country-paperback-9781108045759","title":"Korea and her Neighbours; A Narrative of Travel, with an Account of the Recent Vicissitudes and Present Position of the Country (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108045759","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eKorea and her Neighbours\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Narrative of Travel, with an Account of the Recent Vicissitudes and Present Position of the Country\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIndefatigable traveller Isabella Bird visited Korea at a time of increasing foreign influence, and published her observations in 1898.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eIsabella Bird (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108045759, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 8 March 2012\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e310 pages, 22 b\/w illus.  1 map\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 1.8 cm, 0.4 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIsabella Bird (Mrs Bishop, 1831–1904) was recommended an open-air life from an early age as a cure for her physical and nervous difficulties. Her accounts of travel in America, Hawaii, Japan and Persia were best-sellers. This two-volume work, first published in 1898, was one of the books arising from Bird's visit to Korea and China between 1894 and 1897, the other being The Yangtse Valley and Beyond (1899), also available in this series. Korea was a battleground during the Sino-Japanese War of 1894–5, and subsequently became increasingly dominated by Japan, being annexed fully in 1910. Bird provides vivid descriptions of the Korean people, their way of life and customs at a time when the country had only recently opened up to the West. In Volume 1 she gives her first impressions of Seoul, and travels down the Han river, commenting especially on the lowly position of women.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e Introductory chapter\u003cbr\u003e 1. First impressions of Korea\u003cbr\u003e 2. First impressions of the capital\u003cbr\u003e 3. The Kur-Dong\u003cbr\u003e 4. Things in Seoul\u003cbr\u003e 5. An outfit. A Korean sampan\u003cbr\u003e 6. The Han and its neighbourhood\u003cbr\u003e 7. The Han and its people\u003cbr\u003e 8. Natural beauty. The rapids\u003cbr\u003e 9. Korean marriage customs\u003cbr\u003e 10. The Korean pony. Korean roads and inns\u003cbr\u003e 11. The monasteries of the Diamond Mountain\u003cbr\u003e 12. From Chang-An Sa to Wön-San\u003cbr\u003e 13. Impending war. Excitement at Chemulpo\u003cbr\u003e 14. Newchwang. Manchuria\u003cbr\u003e 15. A Manchurian deluge. Muk-Den\u003cbr\u003e 16. Muk-Den\u003cbr\u003e 17. Excitement at Muk-Den\u003cbr\u003e 18. Nagasaki. Wladivostok.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Asian history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Asian history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Asian%20history%20%5BHBJF%5D%22\"\u003eHBJF\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45913127846168,"sku":"9781108045759","price":27.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108045759i.jpg?v=1696746686","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/korea-and-her-neighbours-a-narrative-of-travel-with-an-account-of-the-recent-vicissitudes-and-present-position-of-the-country-paperback-9781108045759","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}