Agriculture and Korean Economic History Concise Farming Talk (Nongsa
This book is an economic history of the Chosŏn dynasty (1392-1910). The Chosŏn dynasty is not only known for managing the northeastern regions of Asia for 500 years as the exemplars of Confucianism, their kingdom was also one of the greatest so-called “ag
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Agriculture and Korean Economic History
Seong Ho Jun
Agriculture and Korean Economic History Concise Farming Talk (Nongsa chiksǒl)
Seong Ho Jun The Academy of Korean Studies Seoul, Korea (Republic of)
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Preface
The historical context of the Miracle on the Han River refers to the transformation from one of the world’s poorest countries to the global powerhouse following the Korean War (1950–1953), can be found in the fifteenth century transformed from a mediaeval commercial society to an early modern agricultural society. The resultant transformation had been attributed to the intensive work of the small peasants with enlightened Kings. The reign of King Sejong (r. 1418–1450) was a time period within world history with unprecedented advances in multiple areas. The technical publications compiled during his reign are also inextricably linked with the invention of the Korean alphabet as a national language system. In particular, Nongsa chiksŏl (農事直說) which can be translated into Concise Farming Talk (CFT) (also known as Straight Talk on Farming) can be regarded as the exemplar of reports on the new technological development industries led by the state. After Korean War, the world order has changed an era of governance where the sovereignty over others has been weakened by emerging the sovereignty with others. In recent years, most of
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