Why read The East Asian War, 1592-1598?

Book cover of The East Asian War, 1592-1598: International Relations, Violence and Memory

Book description

As East Asia regains its historical position as a world centre, information on the history of regional relations becomes ever more critical. Astonishingly, Northeast Asia enjoyed five centuries of international peace from 1400 to 1894, broken only by one major international war - the invasion of Korea in the 1590s…

Explore

Topics

Genres

Asian history

When you buy books, we may earn a commission that helps keep our lights on (or join the rebellion as a member).

Why read it?

1 author picked The East Asian War, 1592-1598 as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Kenneth M. Swope

Author

This is a valuable edited collection that brings together scholarship from experts in Korea, Japan, Europe, and the United States. The translation of works by East Asian scholars is particularly useful as these materials are largely inaccessible to Western readers. The book spans events from before the war to various memories of the war in the countries involved, touching on specialized topics including Hideyoshi’s planning process, guerrilla warfare in Korea, how the war figured in the grand strategy of the Ming dynasty, and how the war impacted subsequent cultural exchanges between the countries involved. However, note that this book assumes…

From Kenneth's list on The best books on the Great East Asian War of 1592-1598.