Preface - For the discovery and exploration of diverse lives, not just one.

1.
Wednesday protests vs. Friday protests
- The struggle of the victim and the conscience of the citizens of the perpetrator country
Historical Denial and the Japanese Military's "Comfort Women" Issue
2.
Oh Yoon vs. Taeko Tomiyama
- A painter who focused on the lives of the powerless common people
3.
Kim Dae-jung vs. Liu Xiaobo
- A leader in the democratization movement who won the Nobel Peace Prize
4.
Park Hon-yong vs. Zhou Enlai
- Two people with different destinies
5.
Ho Chi Minh vs. Sukarno
- The different paths of those who led independence
6.
Yang Chil-seong vs. Tak Kyung-hyun
- A person standing on the border between nations, between perpetrators and victims
7.
Teru Hasegawa vs. Hiro Onoda
- Patriotism for the country, patriotism that the country wants
8.
Park Yeol vs. Fumiko Kaneko
- A lover who fought for a world without oppression
Lawyer Tatsuji Fuse, who stands on the side of justice
9.
Hyungpyeongsa vs. Hyeongyeongsa
- A movement of international solidarity to break free from discrimination and oppression
10.
Kim Maria vs. Chugeun
- Women who dedicated their lives to independence
11.
Long Hong vs. Yun Chi-ho
- The different lives of two people who set out to study abroad in the United States
12.
Park Sang-jin vs. Phan Boi Chau
- People who dreamed of an independent nation where the people are the masters
East Asia's bestseller, "The History of the Fall of Vietnam"
13 Li Hongzhang vs. Ito Hirobumi
- The path to modernization chosen by China and Japan
14.
Iwakura Mission vs. Bobing Mission
- Western countries met by diplomatic missions from Japan and Korea
15.
Emperor Gojong vs. Emperor Meiji
- A king of the same age, promoting the modernization of his country.
16.
Lee Sam-pyeong vs. Kim Chung-seon
- People whose lives were changed by war
17.
King Wang Man of Goryeo vs. King Shim Wang Go
- Internal struggles within the Goryeo royal family in relation to Mongolia
18.
Bae Jung-son vs. Tran Hung Dao
- Historical evaluation of the two warriors who fought against the Mongols
19.
Hyunjang vs. Ennin
- Monks who set out on a journey in search of Buddhism
Hyecho, a Buddhist monk from Silla
20.
Queen Seondeok vs. Wu Zetian
- Female monarchs of ancient East Asia
21.
Confucius vs. Guan Yu
- People who were revered as representatives of East Asian civil and military arts
22.
China vs. Barbarians
- The center and periphery of the world, its obvious fiction
Each East Asian country has its own unique sense of world

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The history of East Asia, so similar yet so different
A passionate and dazzling story of historical rivals who fiercely dreamed of a better world.
Enter the world of historical rivals, told by East Asian history experts!


The history, culture, and people of East Asia, both close and distant
Due to the COVID-19 crisis that has persisted for the past three years, free travel to and from various East Asian countries is not as easy as it used to be.
Nevertheless, exchanges between East Asia and the rest of the world continue.
East Asia shares similar histories and cultures.
Even if you just look at nearby China or Japan, you can often see life and street scenes similar to those in Korea as you walk down the street.
East Asia has many similarities, including a climate with four distinct seasons, a natural environment centered around high mountains and rivers, a diet based on rice, traces of Confucianism and Buddhism, and a culture that values ​​etiquette.
But how much do the citizens of East Asia truly know about one another? Through the stories of these rivals in the colorful history of East Asia, who share many similarities yet differ greatly, let's reflect on our own lives and take a step closer to East Asian history, which feels so close yet so distant.


The lives and deaths, struggles, and choices of historical rivals for a better world.
《East Asian Rivals》 is a fascinating book that compares and contrasts various East Asian figures, groups, and ideologies who took similar paths or made completely different choices in similar situations.
When we think of the word 'rival', we often think of a confrontational and opposing structure, but rather than showing a confrontational structure, this book contains stories of people who 'opposed' the times and lived their lives fiercely in similar or different ways.
The Wednesday and Friday demonstrations, which contained the struggles of those who had nowhere to turn but the last bastion of humanity called humanitarianism; Oh Yun and Taeko Tomiyama, who sought to sublimate the lives of the weak through art in the face of unjust violence and dictatorship; Suyeongsa and Hyeongpyeongsa, who united in solidarity while dreaming of a world where everyone was equal amidst deep-rooted discrimination and oppression; Park Yeol and Kaneko Fumiko, lovers who fought to eliminate all discrimination and oppression beyond their country and ethnicity; Kim Maria and Chu Geun, who dedicated their lives to the independence of the country and the liberation of women; Park Sang-jin and Phan Boi Chau, who dreamed of and practiced a republic where the people were the masters; and even the story of the Sino-Korean and the barbarian, which reveals the obvious fiction of the center and the periphery of the world, you can encounter the colorful history of East Asia, which dreamed of a better world and united in peace and harmony even amidst fierce struggles for the world.


A heated and dazzling series of stories from historical rivals told by history experts!
This book was completed after extensive research and discussion by seven current and former teachers from the National History Teachers Association.
This book, which unfolds by weaving together the dynamic lives and thoughts of East Asian historical rivals, and through rich imagery, vividly portrays the history and human stories of East Asia, can be enjoyed by anyone, from students to those interested in East Asian history and people's lives, and even history buffs who want to gain broader knowledge.
As exchanges between East Asian countries become more intense, conflicts within the region are also becoming more pronounced. Trade conflicts and the national aversion fueled by the spread of the coronavirus are further alienating neighboring countries.
In this context, "East Asia's Rivals" vividly captures the history, culture, and people of East Asia, a region that is both similar and different from our own, and will help all readers contemplate a better society together.