{"product_id":"korea-and-her-neighbours-a-narrative-of-travel-with-an-account-of-the-recent-vicissitudes-and-present-position-of-the-country-paperback-9781108045766","title":"Korea and her Neighbours; A Narrative of Travel, with an Account of the Recent Vicissitudes and Present Position of the Country (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108045766","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\"\u003e9781108045766, 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\"\u003e362 pages, 26 b\/w illus.  1 map\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 2.1 cm, 0.46 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 2 she visits the Russian frontier, where many Koreans had settled, and discusses the effectiveness of Christian missionaries.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e19. The Korean frontier\u003cbr\u003e 20. A new empire\u003cbr\u003e 21. The King's oath. The King and Queen\u003cbr\u003e 22. A transition stage. 'Great Fifteenth Day'\u003cbr\u003e 23. A dark chapter of Korean history\u003cbr\u003e 24. Mr. Yi Hak In. Korean burial customs\u003cbr\u003e 25. From Pa Ju to Song-Do\u003cbr\u003e 26. From Song-Do to Phyong-Yang\u003cbr\u003e 27. Northward ho!\u003cbr\u003e 28. From Tok Chhön to Phyöng-Yang\u003cbr\u003e 29. The position of Korean woman\u003cbr\u003e 30. Christian missions\u003cbr\u003e 31. The 'top-knot'. The Korean hegira\u003cbr\u003e 32. The reorganised Korean government\u003cbr\u003e 33. Education. Trade. Finance\u003cbr\u003e 34. Korean demonism or shamanism\u003cbr\u003e 35. Notes on demonism in Korea, concluded\u003cbr\u003e 36. Seoul in 1897\u003cbr\u003e 37. Last words on Korea\u003cbr\u003e Appendix A. Mission statistics for Korea, 1896\u003cbr\u003e Appendix B. Direct foreign trade of Korea, 1894–6\u003cbr\u003e Appendix C. Return of principal articles of export for the years 1895–96\u003cbr\u003e Appendix D. Population statistics\u003cbr\u003e Appendix E. Treaty between Japan and Russia, with reply of H. E. the Korean Minister for Foreign Affairs\u003cbr\u003e Index.\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":45913134629144,"sku":"9781108045766","price":32.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108045766i.jpg?v=1696746656","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-9781108045766","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}