The Jehol Diary is a contemporary account of one of the regular journeys from Joseon Korea to Qing China bearing tribute to the emperor. The journey described in this diary took place in 1780, and was ordered by King Jeongjo to greet the Qianlong emperor on his 70th birthday at his summer residence in Jehol, north-east … [Read More]
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Selected publications
- Taedon Noh: Korea’s Ancient Koguryŏ Kingdom: A Socio-Political History tr John Huston 2014
- Anthology: Everyday Life in Joseon-Era Korea: Economy and Society ed Michael D Shin 2014
- Anthology: Key Papers on Korea: Essays Celebrating 25 Years of the Centre of Korean Studies, SOAS, University of London ed Andrew David Jackson 2013
- Brian Bridges: The Two Koreas and the Politics of Global Sport 2012
- Joanna Elfving-Hwang: Representations of Femininity in Contemporary South Korean Women’s Literature 2010
- Pak Chiwon: Jehol Diary tr Yang Hi Choe-Wall 2010
- Park Kyung-ni: Land (Vols 1, 2 and 3) tr Agnita Tennant 2009
- Lee Si-woo: Life on the Edge of the DMZ tr Kim Myung-hee 2008
- Won-Oh Choi: An Illustrated Guide to Korean Mythology 2008
- Han Yongun: Selected Writings of Han Yongun: From Social Darwinism to ‘Socialism with a Buddhist Face’ tr Owen Miller, Vladimir Tikhonov 2008
- Joong-Seok Seo: Korean Nationalism Betrayed tr Han Do-Hyun, Pankaj Mohan 2007
- Francis Mullany: Symbolism in Korean Ink Brush Painting 2006
- Anthology: Korean Pop Music – Riding the Wave ed Keith Howard 2006
- James E Hoare, Susan Pares: North Korea in the 21st Century: An Interpretative Guide 2005
- David Prendergast: From Elder to Ancestor: Old Age, Death and Inheritance in Modern Korea 2005
- Anthology: A Hundred Love Poems from Old Korea ed Kevin O'Rourke 2003
I’m one volume in to T’oji, and nothing’s happened yet
Why Park Kyung-ni’s epic novel “Land” is like the long-running BBC radio soap opera “The Archers”. And why someone should create a Reader’s Digest version. [Read More]
“A major addition to world literature” – a report from the launch of the translation of Park Kyung-ni’s T’oji
Monday night at the KCC was part celebration, part education: the launch of an English translation of a major portion of one of Korea’s best-loved modern epics: Park Kyung-ni’s Land. The evening was fronted by the translation’s publisher, Global Oriental (now part of the 300 year old Brill publishing house), but the three speakers were … [Read More]
A celebration of the launch of Park Kyung-ni’s Land in translation
In the mid-90s Kegan Paul published what was billed as Part 1 of Park Kyung-ni’s epic novel, Land (Toji). Translated by Agnita Tennant (Née Hong), the volume extended to 657 pages. In fact, this was only half of Part 1. Global Oriental is now publishing all of it, in three volumes totalling 1,172 pages. There’s … [Read More]
Book review: Life on the Edge of the DMZ
Lee See-woo: Life on the Edge of the DMZ Global Oriental, 2008 Translated by Kim Myung-hee I’ve been dipping in and out of this fascinating though often overly complex book by peace activist Lee Si-Woo. It’s sometimes hard to tell whether the English translation – for the most part unfussy – is sometimes too literal, … [Read More]
Bargains at SOAS publishing workshop
It’s always worth turning up to an event when you know that book publishers are present. Brill, Saffron and Global Oriental were all present at the SOAS Korean publishing workshop on Monday. With Saffron selling their catalogue at half price on the night, and Global Oriental discounting everything to £20 (including the collected BAKS papers, … [Read More]
Keith Howard (ed): Korean Pop Music – riding the wave
Keith Howard (ed): Korean Pop Music – riding the wave Global Oriental, 2006, 250 pp A very readable introduction to the history of Korean popular music. While the book is a collection of articles by different scholars, careful selection ensures that there’s no duplication and that the coverage is chronological. And for once in a … [Read More]