{"product_id":"a-history-of-the-early-jonathan-w-best-9780674019577","title":"A History of the Early Korean Kingdom of Paekche: Together with an Annotated Translation of the Paekche Annals of the Samguk Sagi","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis volume presents two histories of the early Korean kingdom of Paekche (trad. 18 BCE-660 CE). The first, written by Jonathan Best, is based largely on primary sources, both written and archaeological. This initial history of Paekche serves, in part, to introduce the second, an extensively annotated translation of the oldest history of the kingdom, the \u003ci\u003ePaekche Annals\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003ePaekche pon'gi\u003c\/i\u003e). Written in the chronicle format standard for the traditional official histories of East Asia, the \u003ci\u003ePaekche Annals\u003c\/i\u003e constitutes one section of the \u003ci\u003eHistories of the Three Kingdoms\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eSamguk sagi\u003c\/i\u003e), a comprehensive account of early Korean history compiled under the editorial direction of Kim Pusik (1075-1151). Although these two representations of Paekche history differ markedly, the underlying problem faced by both the twelfth-century and the twenty-first-century historian is essentially the same: fashioning a responsible, encompassing, and reasonably coherent history of the kingdom from meager, and often disparate and fragmentary, evidence. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIncluded in the volume are 22 appendixes on problems in Paekche history; a concordance of proper names, official titles, omens, and weights and measures; a glossary of geographical names; and six historical maps of the kingdom showing its changing boundaries.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jonathan W. Best\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0674019571\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780674019577\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harvard University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 555\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 5.60w x 1.70d","brand":"Jonathan W. Best","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48086755377407,"sku":"9780674019577","price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_042515cc-eae5-4585-b6ef-8f3f1f0368d1.jpg?v=1769096390","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-history-of-the-early-jonathan-w-best-9780674019577","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}