The Practice of Diplomacy

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface vii
4. Chronology xv
5. Maps xxiv
6. INTRODUCTION Korea and the Imperial Tradition 1
7. PART ONE
8. The Shared Past 23
9. CHAPTER ONE Serving the Great 27
10. CHAPTER TWO Terms of Authority 51
11. PART TWO
12. The Practice of Diplomacy 81
13. CHAPTER THREE Beneath the Veneer 85
14. CHAPTER FOUR In Empire’s Name 108
15. PART THREE
16. Ecumenical Boundaries 129
17. CHAPTER FIVE Cajoling Empire 133
18. CHAPTER SIX Representing Korea 152
19. CHAPTER SEVEN Contests of Ritual 172
20. PART FOUR
21. An Empire of Letters 197
22. CHAPTER EIGHT The Brilliant Flowers 201
23. CHAPTER NINE The Envoy’s Virtue 227
24. CHAPTER TEN The East Does Not Submit 248
25. CONCLUSION The Myth of Moral Empire Notes 273
26. Notes 285
27. Bibliography 367
28. Index 405