A Korean War captive in Japan, 1597-1600 : the writings of Kang Hang / JaHyun Kim Haboush and Kenneth Robinson.

A Korean War captive in Japan, 1597-1600 : the writings of Kang Hang /

Kang Hang was a Korean scholar-official taken prisoner in 1597 by an invading Japanese army during the Imjin War of 1592-1598. While in captivity in Japan, Kang recorded his thoughts on human civilisation, war, and the enemy's culture and society, acting in effect as a spy for his king. A neo-C...

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Main Author: Haboush, JaHyun Kim
Other Authors: Robinson, Kenneth R.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Korean
Published: New York : Columbia University Press, 2013.
Subjects:
Prisoners of war > Japan > Biography.
Prisoners of war > Korea > Biography.
Japan > Description and travel > Early works to 1800.
Korea > History > Japanese Invasions, 1592-1598 > Personal narratives, Korean.
Korea > History > Japanese Invasions, 1592-1598 > Prisoners and prisons, Japanese.
Personal narratives.
Biographies.
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