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| List of Primary Source Readings | |
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| Maps | |
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| Introduction | |
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| The Origins | |
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| The Koreans | |
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| Early Inhabitants | |
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| The Age of Rice Farming Begins | |
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| Sources for Early Korea | |
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| Choson | |
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| The Chinese Commanderies | |
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| Chinese Commanderies and Their Neighbors: The Northern Peoples | |
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| Chinese Commanderies and Their Neighbors: The Southern Peoples | |
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| Politics of the Third Century | |
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| Korea in Global Perspective: 5,000 Years of History | |
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| The Period of the Three Kingdoms, 4th Century to 676 | |
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| The Emergence of the Three Kingdoms | |
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| The Wa and the Mimana | |
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| Korea and Northeast Asia in the Fourth and Fifth Centuries | |
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| Culture and Society of the Three Kingdoms | |
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| The Bone-Ranks, the Hwabaek, and the Hwarang | |
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| The Changing Environment of the Late Sixth and Seventh Centuries | |
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| The Unification of Korea under Silla | |
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| Korea in Global Perspective: State Formation | |
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| Late Silla, 676 to 935 | |
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| The Peninsular Kingdom | |
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| Consolidation of Central Monarchical Rule under Silla, 676-780 | |
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| Silla and the Chinese Model | |
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| Supporting the Silla State | |
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| Silla Society | |
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| Silla and Its Neighbors | |
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| Parhae | |
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| The Decline of Silla | |
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| The Later Three Kingdoms | |
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| Korea in Global Perspective: Silla's Rise and Fall | |
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| Koryo, 935 to 1170 | |
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| The New Koryo State | |
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| Koryo in East Asia | |
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| Internal Politics, 935-1170 | |
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| Koryo Culture | |
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| The Samguk Sagi | |
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| Koryo Society | |
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| Korea in Global Perspective: Koryo's Examination System | |
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| Military Rulers and Mongol Invaders, 1170 to 1392 | |
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| Military Rule | |
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| Son Buddhism | |
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| Korea, Japan, and Feudal Europe | |
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| The Mongol Invasions | |
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| The Legacy of the Mongol Period | |
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| Late Koryo Society | |
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| The End of the Koryo | |
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| Late Koryo Culture | |
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| The Rise of Neo-Confucianism | |
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| Korea in Global Perspective: The Mongols and Korea | |
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| The Neo-Confucian Revolution and the Choson State, 1392 to the 18th Century | |
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| Establishing the Yi Dynasty | |
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| The Choson State | |
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| The Censorate and the Classics Mat | |
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| Historians | |
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| The Examination System | |
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| Education | |
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| Agricultural Improvements and the State | |
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| Military and Foreign Affairs | |
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| The Japanese and Manchu Invasions | |
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| Competition for Power among the Elite | |
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| Choson Politics in Perspective | |
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| Korea in Global Perspective: Choson as an Ideologically Driven State | |
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| Choson Society | |
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| The Family | |
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| Women during the Yi Dynasty | |
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| Social Structure | |
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| Slaves and Outcastes | |
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| Crime and Punishment | |
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| Religious Beliefs and Practices | |
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| Philosophy | |
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| Arts, Literature, and Science | |
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| Technology and Inventions | |
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| Korea in Global Perspective: Women in Korea | |
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| Korea in Global Perspective: Choson's Social Hierarchy | |
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| Late Choson, Early 18th Century to 1876 | |
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| The Politics of Late Choson | |
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| Late Choson and the Confucian World Order | |
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| Korean Travelers to China and Japan | |
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| Taxation and Reform | |
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| Agriculture | |
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| Commerce and Trade | |
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| Cultural Flowering of Late Choson | |
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| Sirhak | |
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| Everyday Life | |
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| Korea in the Nineteenth Century: The "Hermit Kingdom" | |
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| Internal Problems in the Nineteenth Century | |
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| Korea in Global Perspective: The Hermit Kingdom? | |
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| Korea in the Age of Imperialism, 1876 to 1910 | |
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| Early Contacts with the West | |
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| The Opening of Korea | |
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| Early Reforms, 1876-1884 | |
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| The Chinese Decade, 1885-1894 | |
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| The Tonghak Rebellion | |
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| Kabo Reforms | |
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| The Russian Ascendency and the Independence Club | |
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| The Russo-Japanese War and the Protectorate | |
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| The Protectorate, 1905-1910 | |
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| Korea in Transition | |
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| Korea in Global Perspective: Korea in the Age of Imperialism | |
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| Colonial Korea, 1910 to 1945 | |
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| The March First Movement | |
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| The Post-March First Period | |
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| Cultural Ferment of the 1920s | |
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| Moderate and Radical Nationalism | |
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| Economic Development | |
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| Modernity and Social Change | |
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| Rural Society | |
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| Wartime Colonialism, 1931-1945 | |
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| Forced Assimilation | |
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| A Society in Turmoil: The Legacy of Colonial Rule | |
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| Korea in Global Perspective: The Korean Nationalist Movement | |
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| Korea in Global Perspective: Korea's Colonial Experience | |
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| Division and War, 1945 to 1953 | |
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| The End of Colonial Rule in Korea | |
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| North Korea under Soviet Occupation | |
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| South Korea under U.S. Occupation | |
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| Trusteeship | |
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| Establishing a Separate Regime in the North | |
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| The Beginnings of a New Regime in the South | |
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| Toward Division | |
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| The Republic of Korea | |
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| The Democratic People's Republic of Korea | |
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| On the Eve of the Korean War | |
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| The Korean War | |
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| The Impact of the Korean War | |
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| Korea in Global Perspective: Divided Countries | |
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| Korea in Global Perspective: The Korean War | |
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| North Korea: Recovery, Transformation, and Decline, 1953 to 1993 | |
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| The Divergent Paths of the Two Koreas | |
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| North Korea's Recovery | |
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| Political Consolidation | |
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| The Changing International Situation | |
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| Confrontational Stance toward the South and the United States | |
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| Relentless Militarization | |
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| The Ideology of Self-Reliance | |
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| The Cult of the Kim Family | |
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| Society | |
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| Economic Problems | |
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| Korea in Global Perspective: North Korea as a Communist Country | |
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| South Korea: From Poverty to Prosperity, 1953 to 1997 | |
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| The Syngman Rhee Years, 1953-1960 | |
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| The Democratic Experiment, 1960-1961 | |
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| The Military Coup | |
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| Economic Transformation | |
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| Economic Growth under Park Chung Hee | |
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| Chaebols | |
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| Transformation of the Countryside | |
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| Economic Development in the 1980s | |
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| Explaining South Korea's Economic Miracle | |
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| Education | |
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| Korea in Global Perspective: Educational Development | |
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| Korea in Global Perspective: Economic Development | |
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| South Korea: Creating a Democratic Society, 1953 to 1997 | |
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| Military Authoritarianism | |
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| The Yushin Era, 1971-1979 | |
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| Seoul Spring, 1979-1980 | |
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| The Fifth Republic | |
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| 1987: A Political Turning Point | |
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| Transition to Democracy | |
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| Understanding the Democratic Turn | |
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| Student Activism | |
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| Organized Labor | |
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| Social and Cultural Transition | |
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| Korea in Global Perspective: Democratization | |
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| Contemporary North Korea, 1993 to 2010 | |
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| In Decline | |
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| A Period of Crisis | |
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| Under Kim Jong II | |
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| Ideology | |
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| Famine | |
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| Crisis and Summitry | |
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| Tentative Reforms | |
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| Confrontations and the Policy of Survival | |
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| Korea in Global Perspective: North Korea's Famine | |
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| Korea in Global Perspective: North Korea as a Failed State | |
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| Contemporary South Korea, 1997 to 2010 | |
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| Return to Civilian Government | |
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| Economic Crisis and Recovery | |
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| Domestic Politics | |
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| Foreign Policy | |
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| Rethinking Reunification | |
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| A Society Undergoing Rapid Change | |
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| Changing Gender Relations, Changing Families | |
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| Ethnic Homogeneity | |
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| Facing History and Preserving Heritage | |
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| New Crises and New Problems | |
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| Korea in Global Perspective: South Korea's Place in the World | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Romanization | |
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| Notes | |
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| Glossary of Korean Words | |
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| Annotated Selected Bibliography | |
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| Index | |
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| About the Author | |