Rules of the House

Rules of the House examines the transformation of the Korean family during and after Japanese colonial rule. Through in-depth reading of civil litigation records, the book shows how the Japanese colonial legal system transformed Korean families from the traditional patrilineal family system into sma...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Lim, Sungyun, 1977- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oakland University of California Press 2019
Berkeley, CA : [2018]
Edición:1st ed
Colección:Global Korea Series
Materias:
Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009803311206719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Illustrations
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • 1. Widows on the Margins of the Family
  • 2. Widowed Household Heads and the New Boundary of the Family
  • 3. Arguing for Daughters' Inheritance Rights
  • 4. Conjugal Love and Conjugal Family on Trial
  • 5. Consolidating the Household across the 1945 Divide
  • Conclusion
  • Chronology
  • Glossary
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index