A Critical Review of Archaeology, Historiography, and Racial Myth in Korean State Formation Theories
Pai, Hyung Il
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Hardcover
Edition: Series#:187; Harvard East Asian Monographs
590 pages
27 Illustrations, 11 Tables
Published: 2000
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN / EAN: 067400244X
In this wide range study, Hyung IL Pai examines how archaeological finds from throughout Northeast Asia have been used in Korea to construct a myth of state formation. This myth emphasizes the ancient development of a Korean race that created a civilizati