Download or read book Confucian Statecraft and Korean Institutions written by James B. Palais and published by University of Washington Press. This book was released on 1996 with total page 1296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Yu Hyongwon (1622-1673; pen name, Pan'gye), a recluse scholar, responded to this time of chaos and uncertainty by writing his modestly titled Pan'gye surok (The Jottings of Pan'gye), a virtual encyclopedia of Confucian statecraft, designed to support his plan for a revived and reformed Korean system of government.