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Cambridge Library Collection-Travel and Exploration in Asia Ser.: Korea and Her Neighbours Vol. 1 : A Narrative of Travel, with an Account of the Recent Vicissitudes and Present Position of the Country by Isabella Lucy Bird (2012, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherCambridge University Press
ISBN-101108045758
ISBN-139781108045759
eBay Product ID (ePID)113029653
Product Key Features
Number of Pages310 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameKorea and Her Neighbours Vol. 1 : A Narrative of Travel, with an Account of the Recent Vicissitudes and Present Position of the Country
Publication Year2012
SubjectAsia / General, Adventurers & Explorers, Asia / Korea, Customs & Traditions
TypeTextbook
AuthorIsabella Lucy Bird
Subject AreaSocial Science, Biography & Autobiography, History
SeriesCambridge Library Collection-Travel and Exploration in Asia Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.7 in
Item Weight14.1 Oz
Item Length8.5 in
Item Width5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
Series Volume NumberVolume 1
IllustratedYes
Volume NumberVolume 1
Table Of ContentPreface; Introductory chapter; 1. First impressions of Korea; 2. First impressions of the capital; 3. The Kur-Dong; 4. Things in Seoul; 5. An outfit. A Korean sampan; 6. The Han and its neighbourhood; 7. The Han and its people; 8. Natural beauty. The rapids; 9. Korean marriage customs; 10. The Korean pony. Korean roads and inns; 11. The monasteries of the Diamond Mountain; 12. From Chang-An Sa to Wön-San; 13. Impending war. Excitement at Chemulpo; 14. Newchwang. Manchuria; 15. A Manchurian deluge. Muk-Den; 16. Muk-Den; 17. Excitement at Muk-Den; 18. Nagasaki. Wladivostok.
SynopsisIsabella 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., Isabella Bird (Mrs Bishop, 1831-1904) wrote best-selling travel books on America, Hawaii, the Far East and Persia. This two-volume work, published in 1898, arose from Bird's travels in Korea and China between 1894 and 1897. She provides vivid descriptions of the Korean people, their way of life and customs.
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