Acknowledgments
Introduction
PART 1: THE EARLY CHOSON DYNASTY, 1392-1650
Confucian Statecraft in the Founding of Choson
The Disintegration of the Early Choson System to 1592
Post-Imjin Developments in Military Defense and the Economy
PART 2: SOCIAL REFORM: YANGBAN AND SLAVES
Introduction
Remolding the Ruling Class through Education and Schools
New Schools: Conservative Restraints on Radicalism
Slavery: The Slow Path to Abolition
Conclusion
PART 3: LAND REFORM
Introduction
Land Reform: Compromises with the Well-Field Model
Redistributing Wealth through Land Reform
Late Choson Land Reform Proposals
Conclusion
PART 4: MILITARY REFORM
Introduction
The Royal Division Model: Rotating Duty Soldiers and Support Taxpayers
The Debate over the Military Training Agency, 1651-82
The Search for Alternative Modes of Military Finance
Military Reorganization, Weapons, and Walls
The Military Service System, 1682-1870
Conclusion
PART 5: REFORM OF GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION
Introduction
The King and His Court
Reforming the Central Bureaucracy
Personnel Policy
Provincial and Local Administration
The Community Compact System (Hyangyak)
Yu Hyongwon's Community Compact Regulations
Conclusion
PART 6: FINANCIAL REFORM AND THE ECONOMY
Introduction
Tribute and the Taedong Reform
The Taedong Model for Official Salaries and Expenses
Copper Cash and the Monetary System
Yu Hyongwon's Analysis of Currency
The Cycle of Inflation and Deflation
Cash and Economic Change after 1731
Conclusion
Epilogue: The Complexities of Korean Confucian Statecraft
Notes
Glossary
List of Kings of the Choson Dynasty
List of Names
Bibliography
Index
