| Author | : Chae-sik Chŏng |
| File Size | : 55,9 Mb |
| Publisher | : Institute of East Asian Studies University of California - B |
| Language | : English |
| Release Date | : 20 May 1995 |
| ISBN | : UOM:39015055444700 |
| Pages | : 284 pages |
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