In publishing the book

Part 6: The Opening of Ports

1.
The development and conflict of modernization policies
1. Changes in the East Asian International Order | 2. Strengthening Royal Power and the Anti-Invasion Struggle | 3. Opening of Ports and Modernization Policy | 4. The Development of the Donghak Peasant Revolution

2.
The establishment and failure of the modern state
1. The Gabo Reforms and the Introduction of a Modern State System | 2. Conflicts Surrounding the Leadership of a Modern State | 3. Imperial-Centered Modernization Policy | 4. Japan's Invasion of National Sovereignty

3.
The Origins of the Capitalist Economy and Colonial Reorganization
1. The Expansion of International Trade and the Transformation of Domestic Commerce and Industry | 2. Agricultural Fluctuations and the Land Survey of the Korean Empire | 3. The Development of Mining, Finance, and Transportation | 4. The Colonial Reorganization of the Korean Economy

4.
Abolition of the caste system and changes in social structure
1. The Modern Education System and the Development of Talent | 2. The Abolition of the Caste System and the Publishing of Media | 3. Changes in the Administrative System and the Transformation of Local Communities | 4. The Introduction of the Modern Trial System and the Enactment of Civil and Criminal Laws

5.
The introduction and transformation of Western culture
1. Introduction of Western Modern Thought and Academics | 2. Modern Science, Technology, and Medicine | 3. Western Religion and New Religions | 4. Changes in Literature and the Arts

Part 7: Colonial Period

1.
Japanese colonial rule
1. Types of colonial rule and characteristics of Japanese colonial rule
2 The Formation of the Colonial Rule | 3 Colonial Development and National Oppression, Discrimination, and Exploitation | 4 Wartime Control and Forced Mobilization | 5 The Cultivation of Pro-Japanese Collaborators

2.
The development and differentiation of the national liberation movement
1. Nationalist Movements at Home and Abroad in the 1910s | 2. The March 1st Movement and the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea | 3. The Armed Struggle of the Independence Army and the Uiyoldan | 4. The Division of the National Liberation Movement | 5. The National Cooperative Front Movement

3.
The National Unification Front Movement and Preparation for Liberation
1 Nationalist Movements at Home and Abroad in the Early 1930s | 2 The United Front Movement and Armed Struggle | 3 Preparations for Liberation and the Construction of a New Society

4.
Economy and Life
1. The Formation of the Colonial Capitalist System | 2. Colonial Landownership and Peasant Life | 3. Colonial Industrialization and Workers' Lives | 4. Overseas Migration and the Lives of Migrant Compatriots

5.
Society and mass movements
1. New Social Changes | 2. Urbanization and Rural Society | 3. Expansion of Media, Publishing, and Education | 4. Emergence and Development of Mass Movements

6.
The spread of modern culture
1. The Spread of Modern Art and Sports and Religious Activities | 2. Changes in Lifestyle and Modern Consumer Culture | 3. The Development of Modern Academic Studies and the Joseon Studies Movement | 4. Family Culture and Women

Part 8 Modern Times

1.
Liberation and Division, 1945–1953
1 Liberation and Occupation | 2 The Frustration of Building an Independent Unified State | 3 The Society, Economy, and Culture of North and South Korea | 4 The Korean War and the Persistence of Division

2.
Postwar~1987 Korean politics, foreign relations, and inter-Korean relations
1. Democratization | 2. Changes in the International Situation and Foreign Relations | 3. Changes in Inter-Korean Relations

3.
Korean politics, foreign relations, and inter-Korean relations since 1987
1 Democracy after Democratization | 2 Changes in the Korean Peninsula after the End of the Cold War and the New Cold War System in the G-2 Era | 3 Inter-Korean Relations Since 1987

4.
Modern Korean economy
1 Aid Economy of the 1950s | 2 Economic Development Policy and Industrialization in the 1960s and 1970s | 3 Korean Economy of the 1980s and 1990s | 4 Korean Economy after the IMF Crisis

5.
Modern Korean culture
1 1950s: The Hangul Generation and Mass Society | 2 1960s and 1970s: Popular Culture and Censorship, the Age of Film and Television | 3 1980s and 1990s: Cultural Movements and the Growth of Popular Culture | 4 21st Century: Cultural Industries and Korean Culture in the World

6.
North Korean society after the war
1. Post-war recovery and the establishment of a power structure centered on Kim Il-sung | 2. Establishment of a monolithic system and a self-reliant economic path | 3. The development and stagnation of North Korean-style socialism | 4. North Korean society and foreign relations under the Kim Jong-il regime | 5. North Korean society under the Kim Jong-un regime

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A writing team of 70 professional researchers and proofreaders
A reliable Korean history book with accurate facts, information, and up-to-date discussions.

Korean history is a discipline in which previous discussions are overturned and history is rewritten as a single faint letter in an inscription is revealed and the personal relationships of previously anonymous people are revealed.
The hallmarks of history, which emphasizes rigor, meticulousness, and the humility to admit that mistakes can always be made, prove that the smallest things are the greatest, and this book demonstrates this without fail.


First, 'Citizens' Korean History' is filled with writers who are professional researchers with doctorates or higher who study and research Korean history.
The proportion of mid-career researchers or higher with accumulated research lists is higher than that of new researchers, and this is based on the idea of ​​maintaining expertise in each field at each time period.
This is why I am divided into sub-sections.
For example, in this book, the 'culture' section was written in almost the same amount as the other political, social, and economic sections in each period, but in 'Part 5 Joseon' in particular, the authors in charge of the culture section of the early period and the culture section of the later period are different.
In the economic sector of the early Joseon Dynasty, the authors in charge of the land tax system and the caste system are different.
Furthermore, the fact that space was devoted to the ancient 'Buyeo History', which has been neglected in the general history of Korean history, and that the current state of discussions regarding the 'nine northeastern provinces' of Goryeo were described in detail is possible because specialized researchers can take responsibility for their assigned parts.


It doesn't end here.
After completing the writing, a separate proofreader was assigned for each period to recheck the facts and confirm any subjective interpretations that might have been included.
Afterwards, the editorial department conducted several rewrites to organize the various writing styles resulting from the joint work and to reduce the style of thesis delivery.
From accurate facts to the latest discussions, this process, which seems like a must-have for any comprehensive history of Korean history, involved 50 authors and 20 proofreaders, and the nearly 10 years of hard work from planning to publication are fully engraved in every sentence and word.


In an age where information can be obtained with a single click,
What does it mean to study history?

The process of preparing 'Citizens' Korean History' was also a process of repeatedly confronting the question of how to create a differentiated text amidst the readily available historical information.
In an age where access to any content is a single click away, can two massive 600-page volumes truly reach readers? Nevertheless, all those involved in this book assert that understanding our history within a broader context, tracing the flow of time, is the only way to gain insight.
This is because this book is filled with clear examples that no event occurs without a cause, and that the reality we are standing on determines the days to come.
The fact that the Korean History Research Association, which has considerable experience in producing general education books, did not prioritize making this book an “easy and fun” general education book is also in the same context.


In that respect, it might be a good choice to first read the two volumes of 'Part 8 Modern Times', which record the time closest to today.
The politics of the 2000s, which cannot be discussed without mentioning the successive candlelight vigils, the unpredictable nature of inter-Korean relations, and the Korean Wave culture that extends from dramas to music, literature, and picture books, make us wonder how far Korean history has been written, where we stand within it, and what the days to come will be like.
This process also touches on humanistic questions such as who am I and how should I live?
The power of studying history goes beyond simply conveying the past to envisioning the future, and this is the message that "Citizens' Korean History" ultimately wants to convey to its readers.


Details of the 『Citizens' History of Korea』 Compilation Committee

Volume 1 (Pre-Modern)

planning
Kwon Nae-hyun (Korea University), Kim Jong-bok (Andong National University), Park Jae-woo (Sungkyunkwan University), Yeo Ho-gyu (Hankuk University of Foreign Studies), Lee Ik-ju (Seoul City University), Oh Jong-rok (former Sungshin Women's University), Ha Il-sik (Yonsei University, Chairman)

proofreading, editing
Ko Young-jin (Gwangju University), Kwon Nae-hyun (Korea University), Kim Chang-seok (Kangwon National University), Park Jae-woo (Sungkyunkwan University), Park Jin-hoon (Myongji University), Yeo Ho-gyu (Hankuk University of Foreign Studies), Lim Ki-hwan (Seoul National University of Education), Jeong Dong-jun (Sungkyunkwan University), Jeong Yeon-sik (former Seoul Women's University), Jeong Yo-geun (Seoul National University), Jeong Jae-hoon (Kyungpook National University), Chae Woong-seok (Catholic University of Korea), Ha Il-sik (Yonsei University)

writing
Kang Jae-gwang (Academy of Korean Studies), Kang Ho-seon (Sungshin Women's University), Kwon Nae-hyeon (Korea University), Kim Jae-hong (Kookmin University), Kim Jong-bok (Andong National University), Kim Chang-seok (Kangwon National University), Kim Chang-soo (Chonnam National University), Park Jin-hoon (Myongji University), Park Hyeon-sun (Seoul National University), Song Ho-jeong (Korea National University of Education), Yeo Ho-gyu (Hankuk University of Foreign Studies), Oh Young-chan (Ewha Womans University), Yoon Kyung-jin (Gyeongsang National University), Lee Keun-ho (Chungnam National University), Lee Myeong-mi (Gyeongsang National University), Lee Seung-ho (Dongguk University), Lee Ik-ju (University of Seoul), Lee Jeong-ran (Chungnam National University), Lee Jeong-ho (Mokwon University), Lee Jeong-hoon (Seoul National University of Science and Technology), Lee Jong-seo (Ulsan University), Lim Ki-hwan (Seoul National University of Education), Jang Ji-yeon (Daejeon University), Jeon Deok-jae (Dankook University), Jeong Dong-jun (Sungkyunkwan University), Jeong Yo-geun (Seoul National University), Jeong Jae-hoon (Kyungpook National University), Chae Woong-seok (Catholic University of Korea), Choi Yeon-sik (Dongguk University), Choi Joo-hee (Dukseong Women's University), Ha Il-sik (Yonsei University), Han Jeong-su (Konkuk University), and Heo Tae-yong (Chungbuk National University)

Compilation secretary
Jang Byeong-jin (Yonsei University)

Volume 2 (Modern and Contemporary Times)

planning
Kim Jeong-in (Chuncheon National University of Education), Do Myeong-hoe (Daejeon University), Park Yun-jae (Kyunghee University), Park Chan-seung (former Hanyang University), Seo Young-hee (Korea National University of Engineering), Wang Hyeon-jong (Yonsei University), Jeong Yeon-tae (Catholic University of Korea), Jeong Yong-uk (Seoul National University), Ha Il-sik (Yonsei University, Committee Chair)

proofreading, editing
Kim Jeong-in (Chuncheon National University of Education), Kim Tae-woo (Hankuk University of Foreign Studies), Do Myeong-hoe (Daejeon University), Park Eun-sook (Dongguk University), Oh Je-yeon (Sungkyunkwan University), Jeong Sung-gyo (Social Criticism), Lee Ki-hoon (Yonsei University), Jeong Yeon-tae (Catholic University of Korea), Jeong Yong-uk (Seoul National University), Jo Jae-gon (Sogang University), Han Monika (Seoul National University), Hong Jong-wook (Seoul National University)

writing
Ki Gwang-seo (Chosun University), Kim Bo-young (Incheon Catholic University), Kim Jeong-in (Chuncheon National University of Education), Kim Je-jeong (Gyeongsang National University), Kim Jong-jun (Cheongju National University of Education), Kim Tae-woo (Hankuk University of Foreign Studies), Noh Yeong-gi (Chosun University), Do Myeong-hoe (Daejeon University), Ryu Si-hyeon (Gwangju National University of Education), Park Seong-jun (Kyunghee University), Park Yun-jae (Kyunghee University), Park Jong-rin (Hannam University), Park Tae-gyun (Seoul National University), Shin Ju-baek (Independence Hall of Korea), Shim Cheol-gi (Yonsei University), Yeom Bok-gyu (University of Seoul), Oh Je-yeon (Sungkyunkwan University), Wang Hyeon-jong (Yonsei University), Lee Gi-hoon (Yonsei University), Lee Song-soon (Korea University), Lee Eun-hee (Gachon University), Lee Tae-hoon (Yonsei University), Lee Ha-na (Yonsei University), Lee Hyeon-jin (National Institute of Korean History), Jeong Yeon-tae (Catholic University of Korea), Jeong Yong-wook (Seoul National University), Jeong Jin-ah (Konkuk University), Han Monika (Seoul National University), Han Seong-min (Sejong University), Han Seung-hoon (Konkuk University), Hong Seok-ryul (Sungshin Women's University), Hong Jong-wook (Seoul National University)

Compilation secretary
Jang Byeong-jin (Yonsei University)

* Alphabetical order (only affiliation is indicated without distinction between professor, lecturer, and researcher)