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In the Service of His Korean Majesty

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In this book, Wayne Patterson examines the recently found correspondence, journals, and photographs of William Nelson Lovatt, Korea's first commissioner of customs in Pusan. These materials signifi...
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  • Publication Date: 01 January 2012
  • ISBN: 9781557291004
  • Pages: 210
  • Imprint: Institute of East Asian Studies, University of California, Berkeley
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In this book, Wayne Patterson examines the recently found correspondence, journals, and photographs of William Nelson Lovatt, Korea's first commissioner of customs in Pusan. These materials significantly advance our knowledge of a critical time in the late Chos?n period. The study's main theme is the transformation of China's policy toward Korea from a largely benevolent policy to an increasingly interventionist policy to a kind of imperialism. A key bellweather in this transformation can be found in the customs service in which Lovatt served.
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Price: $25.00
Pages: 210
Publisher: Institute of East Asian Studies, University of California, Berkeley
Imprint: Institute of East Asian Studies, University of California, Berkeley
Series: Korea Research Monograph
Publication Date: 01 January 2012
Trim Size: 9.00 X 6.00 in
ISBN: 9781557291004
Format: Paperback
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Wayne Patterson is professor of history at St. Norbert College in Wisconsin. His work addresses modern East Asia and international relations. He is the author of In the Service of His Korean Majesty: William Nelson Lovatt, the Pusan Customs, and Sino-Korean Relations, 1876–1888 (IEAS, 2013). Education: B.A., History, Swarthmore College; M.A., History, University of Pennsylvania; M.A., International Relations, University of Pennsylvania; Ph.D., International Relations, University of Pennsylvania

Preface 
A Note on Romanization, Name Order, and Citation 

PART ONE
1. Introduction
2. Möllendorff and Lovatt: The Early Years
3. Establishment of the Korean Customs Service 
4. To Go or Not To Go to Korea? 

PART TWO
5. Life in Pusan 
6. War and a Coup 
7. The Beginning of Trouble and Jennie's Departure 

PART THREE
8. Merrill in Charge 
9. End Game 
10. Departure from Korea 

PART FOUR
11. Epilogue 
12. Conclusion 

Glossary 
Bibliography 
Index