Virtue That Matters. Chastity Culture and Social Power in Choson Korea (1392–1910), Hardback

Virtue That Matters is a groundbreaking exploration of chastity culture in Choson Korea that illustrates the interplay between state-led indoctrination, socio-legal changes, and gender relations. Jungwon Kim includes women’s own writings and argues that chastity culture was a product of Confucianization, social forces, and individual agency.

• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Author(s): Jungwon Kim
• Illustration(s): 15 illus., 1 map, 7 tables
• Number of pages: 400
• Collection: Harvard East Asian Monographs
• Publication date: 2025
• Dimensions: 236 x 164 x 37
• Cover type: Hardback