Isidore Development Association 47–53
Japan
ancient relations with 198–9
Korean resentment toward 182
sixteenth century invasion by 64–7
Joint Security Area 272–3
Ju, definition of 32
Juche (self-reliance) xviii
Kaesong
ginseng industry in 208
Korean Armistice Agreement signed in 268
Kim Chong-ho 147
Kim Dae Jung
democratic movement led by 111–14
house arrest of 114–16
meeting with Kim II Sung xvii
Kim II Sung 56, 239: see also North Korea
as federalist 112–13
Korean Armistice Agreement signed by 268
meeting with Kim Dae Jung xvii
Kim Jung II xvi, xvii
Kim Woo Choong 248–51
Kimchi (dish) 6, 90
contents of 192
Kimpo Airport 28
Kin Tae-kyu, Park Chung-hee assassinated by 102–3
Kisaeng (geisha house) 102
Koan (Zen riddle) 153
Kobuk-son (ships) 65
Koguryo (ancient settlement) 198
Kongju (town) 214–17
Konshan-gang (stream) 275
Koran-sa (temple) 201
Korean Armistice Agreement: see also Demilitarized Zone; Korean War
provisions of 268
Korean Central Intelligence Agency: see also Angibu
Kim Dae Jung kidnapped by 111–12
Korean Peoples Army 79: see also North Korea
Korean War 8: see also Demilitarized Zone
armistice agreement following 268–9
casualties in 57
Cheju Island in 56–7
as civil war 237
ginseng industry affected by 210
Gloucester regiment in 80–1
male shortages as a result of 35–6
missionaries in 82–4
personal effects of 77–81
territorial gains not achieved following 269
Korean War, The (Leckie) 257
Koreans
ethnic descent of 197
of North Korea 281
Kukbo (National Treasures) 68
Kum River 186, 187
Kumchon (town) 258, 259
Kunsan (military base) 171–7
Kwang Ju Air Base 121–4
Kwangju
cemetery at 109–10
description of 102
martial law in 104–8
military presence in 96–7
Kyongju (ancient city) 198
Kyu Lee 246–7
Labour unrest 6
Landor, Henry Savage 139, 140, 193
on Seoul 251
Language
linguistic family 129
romanization system 127
typing of 132
word construction 130–1
written 128–32
Leadership, loyalty and respect for 134–5
Leckie, Robert 257
Literacy 129
Living National Treasures 221–2
Living standards 100–1
Lolang (ancient city) 197–8
MacArthur, Douglas 79–80
McCune-Reischauer System (romanization system) 127
McGlinchey, Patrick J. xi–xii, 47–53
Manchus, Korea invaded by 19
Mansion of Joy and Goodness (Naksonjae, in the Changdok Palace) 246
Market day 84
Marriage: see also Families
arrangement of 34–5
consummation of 36–7
customs 34–8
Martial law 103
Maslow, Abraham 116
Materialism, Confucian values compared with 119–20
Medicine, ginseng in 212–13
Meditation rituals 153–4
Mental health 116–18
Military: see also Demilitarized Zone; Korean War
brutality during Chonnam University uprising by 102–8
intransigence of 280
in Kwangju 96–7
neutral forces in Demilitarized Zone 270–1
North Korean tank strength 254
omnipresence of 14, 32
roads used by 96
team spirit, exercise in 87
war preparations by 257–8
Military Demarcation Line: see Demilitarized Zone
Ministry of Education System (romanization system) 127
Missionaries 47–54
in Korean War 82–4
from Mormon Church 89–92
Mogyoktang (bathhouse) 189–92
Mokpo (town) 69–70
Mongols, influence of 55
Monks: see also Buddhism celibacy among 137
Monuments 68, 201–2
Mormon Church, missionaries from 89–92
Myongnyang Great Victory Monument 66
Myonmok (face) 119
Naejung Mountain 156–7
Naju (town), foreigners in 88–9
Naksonjae (mansion) 246
Nara, definition of 198–9
National Foundation Day 197
National Route Number 1 72
National Treasures 68
Nature
attitudes toward 42
Buddhist concept of transience of 157–8
within Demilitarized Zone 270
flowers 222
forests 222
Living National Treasures 221
New Community Movement 215–17
North Korea: see also Demilitarized Zone; Kim II Sung; Korean War
access into 26–7, 275–6, 276
administration districts in 86
border defences of 254–5
borderline of xii–xiii, 240, 275–6, 276
Demilitarized Zone show village of 271
Han River dam proposed by 239
Korean Armistice Agreement in establishment of 268–9
1976 skirmish with 274
nuclear-weapons programme xvii
people of 281
suspected espionage by 161–2
tank strength of 254
United States as deterrent to invasion by 255–6
visit to xi–xiv
Wolf Pack’s task in event of invasion by 174
Nuns, Buddhist 204–7
Ojingoa (dish) 62
Oksusucha (tea) 91
Ondol (house floor) 139
Operation Chromite 79
Oxfam 51–2
Paektu San (mountain) xi–xii, xiv
Paekche (ancient settlement) 198–9
Paekche Pagoda 199–200
Paeksam: see Ginseng
Paem sul (snake wine) 149
Paem tang (snake soup) 149
Paji (garment) 200
Palace of Illustrious Virtue (in the Changdok Palace) 246
Panax ginseng: see Ginseng
Panghwasuryu-jong (pavilion) 232
Panmunjom 272–3: see also Demilitarized Zone
Park, Mr xiv–xv, xvii
Park Chung-hee 100, 222
assassination of 102–3
Saemaul Undong movement spurred by 215–17
Party of Expediency (Yi Dynasty court faction) 231–2
Party of Principle (Yi Dynasty court faction) 231–2
Pavilion for Greeting the Sun (Yongil-lu) 201
Peng Teh Huai, Korean Armistice Agreement signed by 268
People’s Committee for North Korea 56
People’s Liberation Army (China) 79
Pindae-ttuck (pancake) 162, 259
Political upheavals 6
Pomul (Treasured Things) 68
Poricha (tea) 91
Portugal, Korean knowledge of 20
Poshin-tang (dog soup) 84–5
Poverty 101
Prostitution 45, 91–3, 122, 159–60
shame involved in 179–80
Psychi
atry 116–18
Public bathhouses 92
Pueblo, USS
Pusan perimeter 56
Puyo (town) 194, 195–6
ginseng industry in 208–13
historical role of 199–203
Pyokpa (Yi Dynasty court faction) 231–2
Pyongyang xiii, 56, 198: see also North Korea
Rhee, Syngman 57
intervention in celibacy controversy by 137
Rice, cultivation in Cholla provinces of 71–2
Riots 6
Roads
as emergency airfields 96–7
noisiness of 97–8
Rock of Falling Flowers (in Puyo) 199–200
Roh Tae Woo 115, 248
Roman Catholic Church, missionary influence in Korea of 47–55
Rome (ancient), Korean contact with 20
Route 26, as ‘major curfew control area route’ 177
Rural areas, self-reliance in 215–6
Saemaul Undong (social movement) 215–17
Sajok (Historic Sites) 68
Sands, William Franklin 43–4
Schall von Bell, Adam 20
Seeing the Moon Go Home Tower (Songwol-tae) 201, 202
Sejong (king) 129, 130, 131
Self-reliance, in rural areas 215–16
Seoul
geographical placement of 234
population of 234
settlement of 235
shipping industry lacking in 241
villagelike organization of 251
Seoul Hilton hotel 247
Shame 46, 119–20
of prostitution 179–80
Shipbuilding 2–5, 5–6
Shipping industry, Seoul’s lack of 241
Silver Town 178–80
Sipa (Yi Dynasty court faction) 231–2
Snakes 148–9
Sochon (town), bathhouses of 189–92
Social harmony, yin-yang concept of 120
Social movements 215–17
Sohyon (prince) 20
Soju (alcoholic beverage) 46
drinking protocol involving 79, 147
Songtan (town) 229–30
Songwol-tae (monument) 201, 202
Sonjo (king) 20
Sparrowhawk (ship), shipwreck of 21–6
Splendid Cause, The (Kelly) 82–4
Strikes 6
Students, massacre during Chonnam University uprising of 102–8
Sun Myung Moon 208
Sunim (Buddhist monk) 135–6
Sunjong (king) 246
Surnames, Korean 38, 76
Suwon (town), fortified wall in 231
Taeguk-ki (national flag) 271
Taehakkyo (democratic movement), suppression of 104–8
Taejungtang (bathhouse) 189
Taenamu (bamboo) 157
Taesong-dong (town) 271–2
Tangun, historical legend of 197
Tanks, North Korean strength and numbers of 254
Teachers, salaries of 250
38th Parallel: see Demilitarized Zone
Tojang (name seals) 236
Toyotomi, Hideyoshi 64, 65
Uijongbu Corridor 257
Ulsan shipyard 5–9
Undiplomatic Memories (Sands) 43–4
United Nations: see also Korean War Demilitarized Zone established by 268–9
United States: see also Americans
as deterrent to North Korean invasion 255–6
Korean resentment toward 182–3
Kwangju massacre, role of 107–8
Universities, uprising at 102–8
Wages 6
Weltevree, Jan 21, 24–5
Wildflowers 222
Wildlife
within Demilitarized Zone 270
Living National Treasures 221–2
Wolf Pack (military unit) 174
Women
Cheju Island dominated by 43–5
contradictory characteristics of 194–5
as husbands’ adjuncts 260
as liberated group 109
Won Kyun 66
Work ethic 101
Working conditions 6–7
Writings from Japan (Hearn) 219–20
Yangban (nobility) 35
Yangnom (foreigners) 19
Yi Dynasty 231–2
Yi Ku (king) 246–7
Yi Sun-shin, Admiral 64–7
Yogwan (inn) 187–8
Yoido Island 238
Yoinsuk (inn) 188
Yongil-lu (monument) 201
Young Men’s Confucian Association 146–7
Youth, massacre during Chonnam University uprising of 102–8
Yuan Dynasty, ginseng’s role in 208
Yukgap (Zodiacal cycle), celebration centring on 144–5
Zen: see Buddhism
Zodiacal cycle, celebration centring on 144–5
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