TY  - BOOK
AU  - Anthony,
AU  - Neff,Robert D.
TI  - Brief encounters: early reports of Korea by westerners 
SN  - 9781624120817
AV  - DS913 .B754 2016
PY  - 2016///
CY  - Irvine, CA
PB  - Seoul selection
KW  - East and West
KW  - Electronic Books
N1  - 1; Pictorial records of Korea from the 16th to 19th century --; Editors' preface --; Europe's knowledge of Korea : the first steps --; From the late 18th century into the 19th century --; The opening of Korea; 2; b
N2  - This anthology is a compilation of Westerners accounts of their visits to Korea, originally published in books or newspapers before the country opened its doors in the late nineteenth century. The opening of Korea made it possible to explore the country in detail and write detailed accounts. Prior impressions were garnered mostly from brief visits to remote islands along the coast. The accounts published here are mainly anecdotal, and contain many generalizations. However, the accumulated impressions of these early encounters surely influenced the perspectives of later travelers, and help expl
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