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001 2005019691
003 DLC
005 20081104084143.0
008 050711s2006 njua 001 0 eng
010 $a 2005019691
020 $a1931907382 (pbk.)
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043 $aa-kr---
050 00 $aDS904$b.Y47 2006
100 1 $aYi, I-hwa.
245 10 $aKorea's pastimes and customs :$ba social history /$cLee E-wha ; Translated by Ju-Hee Park.
250 $a1st American ed.
260 $aParamus, N.J. :$bHoma & Sekey Books,$cc2006.
300 $a[16] p. of plates, x, 264 p. :$bill. (some col.) ;$c23 cm.
500 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
500 $aPartial translation of Lee E-Wha's History of Korea, Vol. 14.
505 0 $aPart I: Pastimes -- A good baduk player was welcome everywhere -- Gambling: the ruin of families -- Pastimes for boys -- Pastimes for girls -- Open-air pastimes for girls -- Pastimes for both sexes -- Men's pastimes for discipline and martial prowess -- Part II: Customs -- Importance of clan affiliation -- The life of won gyeongha, a yangaban (a man of high birth) -- Seasonal customs -- Farmers? co-ops (dure) bring peasants together -- Banning luxury goods? the road to a strong, prosperous nation -- Part III: Insatiable curiosity about the future -- Predicting the future according to the secrets of tojeong (tojeong bigyeol) -- Forewarned is forearmed -- Peace of mind comes from abstinence -- Four pillars (saju) and physiognomy.
651 0 $aKorea$xSocial life and customs.
651 0 $aKorea$xSocial conditions.
650 0 $aGames$zKorea$xHistory.
856 41 $3Table of contents$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0515/2005019691.html