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  Introduction, protocol involving names and 75–7

  Ireland, missionaries form 47–8

  Iri (town), railway explosion in 162–3

  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

  at Chonnam University 102–8

  Pomul (Treasured Things) 68

  Poricha (tea) 91

  Portugal, Korean knowledge of 20

  Poshin-t
ang (dog soup) 84–5

  Poverty 101

  Prostitution 45, 91–3, 122, 159–60

  shame involved in 179–80

  Psychiatry 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

  Van Fleet, James 81

  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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