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"Were the countries of Europe the only ones that were "early modern"? Was Asia's early modernity cut short by colonialism? Scholars examining early modern Eurasia have not yet fully explored the relationships between absolute rule and political modernization in the highly contested early modern world. Using a comparative perspective that places Chŏngjo, king of Korea from 1776 to 1800, in context with other Korean kings and with contemporary Chinese and European rulers, Christopher Lovins examines the shifting balance of power in Korea in favor of the crown at the expense of the aristocracy during the early modern period. Lovins is the first in English-language scholarship to analyze the recently discovered collection of 297 private letters written by Chŏngjo himself. These letters were undoubtedly a vital channel of communication outside of official court historians' scrutiny, since private meetings between the king and his ministers were forbidden by custom. Royal politics played out in an arena of subtle communication, with court officials trying to read the king's unstated, elliptically hinted at intentions and the king trying to suggest what he wanted done while maintaining plausible deniability. Through close analysis of both official records and private letters, including Chŏngjo's "secret letters," Lovins shows that, in contrast to previous assumptions, the late eighteenth-century Korean monarchs were not weak and ineffective but instead in the process of building an absolutist polity."--Provided by publisher.

Despotism --- Absolutism --- Autocracy --- Tyranny --- Authoritarianism --- Dictatorship --- Totalitarianism --- History. --- Chŏngjo, --- Yi Chŏngjo, --- Yi Sŏng, --- Yi Hongjae, --- Yi, Sŏng, --- Yi, Hongjae, --- Yi, Hong-jae, --- Chŏngjo Taewang, --- Jungjo, --- 正祖, --- 정조, --- Korea --- Kings and rulers --- Politics and government --- History

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Korea --- Kings and rulers --- Chŏngjo, --- Sim, Hwan-ji, --- Politics and government

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Fully illustrated in colour, here is the first introduction in English to one of Korea's outstanding cultural assets - the banchado ('painting of the order of guests at a royal event') - relating to all those taking part (1800 people) in the eight-day royal procession to Hwaseong (Gyeonggi Province) organized by King Jeongjo in 1795 for the dual purpose of visiting his father's tomb and celebrating his mother's sixtieth birthday. The banchado is a fine example of the meticulous record-keeping of the period (known as uigwe - the subject-matter of this book being known as the Wonhaeng eulmyo jeongni uigwe) and the skills of the court artists at that time. In addition to the banchado illustrations, the Wonhaeng eulmyo jeongni uigwe contains extensive lists of all the participants in the procession, details of the workers and technicians involved, including their duties and wages. It even includes the different foods offered at meal-times, the quantity of ingredients and the costs. The author provides a full analysis of the context, planning, execution and significance of the event.

Korea --- History --- Processions --- Pageants --- History in art. --- Processions in art. --- Drawing, Korean --- Pageants. --- Processions. --- Travel. --- Chŏngjo, --- Travel --- 1392-1910 --- Traveling --- Travelling --- Tourism --- Voyages and travels --- Pomp --- Rites and ceremonies --- Festivals --- Amateur plays --- Performing arts --- Historical art --- Art and history --- Korean drawing --- Chŏngjo Taewang, --- Jungjo, --- Yi Chŏngjo, --- Yi, Hong-jae, --- Yi Hongjae, --- Yi Sŏng, --- Yi, Sŏng, --- Yi, Hongjae, --- 正祖, --- 정조, --- art. --- court artists. --- cultural asset. --- gyeonggi province. --- hwaseong. --- royal travel. --- Hwasŏng-gun (Korea)