Beyond birth : social status in the emergence of modern Korea - Hwang, Kyung Moon (Cambridge, Mass : Distributed by Harvard University Press, 2004)
1. Birth and bureaucracy -- 2. Opening the ranks: bureaucratic appointment Patterns, 1880-1930 -- 3. The chungin -- 4. The hyangni -- 5. The sool -- 6. The Northerners -- 7. The muban
Includes bibliographical references and index
Keywords: Bureaucracy -- Korea -- History; Social structure -- Korea -- History; Social status -- Korea -- History; Korea -- History -- Chos? dynasty, 1392-1910