Ebook: A Korean War Captive in Japan, 1597–1600: The Writings of Kang Hang

Kang Hang was a Korean scholar-official taken prisoner in 1597 by an invading Japanese army. While in captivity, Kang recorded his thoughts on human civilization, war, and the enemy's culture and society, acting in effect as a spy for his king. Arranged and printed in the seventeenth century, Kang's writings offered new perspective on a society few Koreans had encountered. In this complete, annotated translation, Kang ruminates on human behavior and the nature of loyalty during a time of war.

A Korean scholar-official taken prisoner in 1597 by an invading Japanese army ruminates on human behavior and the nature of loyalty during a time of war.