The emotions of justice : gender, status, and legal performance in Chosŏn Korea /
"The Chosŏn State (1392-1910) is typically portrayed as a rigid society because of its hereditary status system, slavery, and Confucian gender norms. However, The Emotions of Justice reveals a surprisingly complex picture of a judicial system that operated in a contradictory fashion by discrimi...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Seattle :
University of Washington Press,
[2015]
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| Series: | Korean studies of the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies.
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| Summary: | "The Chosŏn State (1392-1910) is typically portrayed as a rigid society because of its hereditary status system, slavery, and Confucian gender norms. However, The Emotions of Justice reveals a surprisingly complex picture of a judicial system that operated in a contradictory fashion by discriminating against subjects while simultaneously minimizing such discrimination. Jisoo Kim contends that the state's recognition of wŏn, or the sense of being wronged, permitted subjects of different genders or statuses to interact in the legal realm and in doing so illuminates the intersection of law, emotions, and gender in premodern Korea"--Publisher's website. |
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| Physical Description: | xv, 221 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-207) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780295995038 0295995033 |