Yi, I-hwa. <br/><br/>
Korea's pastimes and customs :  a social history / 
Lee E-wha ; Translated by Ju-Hee Park. 
 - 1st American ed. 
 - Paramus, N.J. :  Homa Sekey Books,  c2006. 
 - x, 264 p., [16] p. of plates :  ill. (some col.), 1 col. port.  23 cm. 
<br/><br/> Includes index.  Partial translation of Lee E-Wha's History of Korea, Vol. 14. 
<br/><br/>Part I: Pastimes -- A good baduk player was welcome everywhere -- Gambling: the ruin of families -- Pastimes for boys -- Pastimes for girls -- Open-air pastimes for girls -- Pastimes for both sexes -- Men's pastimes for discipline and martial prowess -- Part II: Customs -- Importance of clan affiliation -- The life of won gyeongha, a yangaban (a man of high birth) -- Seasonal customs -- Farmers? co-ops (dure) bring peasants together -- Banning luxury goods? the road to a strong, prosperous nation -- Part III: Insatiable curiosity about the future -- Predicting the future according to the secrets of tojeong (tojeong bigyeol) -- Forewarned is forearmed -- Peace of mind comes from abstinence -- Four pillars (saju) and physiognomy. 
<br/><br/><br/>Translated from the Korean. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>1931907382 (pbk.) 9781931907385 (pbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2005019691 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. No.: </label>GBA569741  bnb 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: </label>013275076  Uk 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Games--History.--Korea<br/>Jeux--Histoire.--Coré
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Korea--Social life and customs.<br/>Korea--Social conditions.<br/>Corâee--Murs et coutumes.<br/>Corâee--Conditions sociales.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>409  DS 904  / W551k 2006 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>390/.09519/0903