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Book Notes

Literature

Linguistics

History

Religious Studies

Art History

History of Science

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242 Seoul Journal of Korean Studies, Vol. 17

[ Literature ]*1

Kim, Jin-yeong. Gojeonjakga-ui Pungmo-wa Munhak [The Character

and Literature of Classical Writers]. Seoul: Kyung Hee University

Press, 2004, 530 pp.

, , : , 2004, 530 .

Kim Jin-yeong, Professor of Korean Language and Literature at

Kyung Hee University, says that “Up until now, my literary interest

has been drawn to the personal, human attributes of classical

writers, and I have spent much time researching them and learning

to appreciate them. What gives me the greatest joy is that I have

been able to discover the attractive qualities of character demonstrated

by the lives of the fifteen writers discussed in this book, from Choe

Chiwon to Hwang Jini, that I want to emulate in my own life, such

as constant diligence, an author's lucidity of mind, a scholar's upright

integrity, the striving effort to make one's inner and outer selves

agree and to seek concordance between one's words and actions,

loyalty to one's nation, intense training of the mind, the spirit of

surging enjoyment, a free and unfettered artistic soul, and a sincere

humanity.”

Contents: Chap. 1 Choe Chiwon / Chap. 2 Yi Inno / Chap. 3 Im

Chun / Chap. 4 Yi Gyubo / Chap. 6 Hong Gan / Chap. 7 Song Sun /

Chap. 8 Na Sechan /Chap. 9 Kim Inhu /Chap. 10 Jeong Cheol /Chap. 11

Im Je /Chap. 12 Heo Gyun /Chap. 13 Kim Manjung /Chap. 14 Hyu

Jeong / Chap. 15 Yu Jeong / Chap. 16 Hwang Jini

* Written by La Shure, Charles, Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Korean Language and Literature S.N.U., and Son, Yu-gyeong, Lecturer of Ajou Univ.

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Bak, Chun-u. Hanguk Ibyeolsiga-ui Jeontong [The Tradition of Korean

Poetry of Parting]. Seoul: Yeongnak Publishing, 2004, 374 pp.

, , : , 2004, 374 .

This work categorizes and expounds in detail on various aspects

of parting and separation that can be found in Korean classical

poetry. By closely analyzing the situational circumstances and the

attitudes evinced in classical poetry that deal with the subject of

parting in such ancient genres as the hyangga, Goryeo songs, sijo,

gasa, and folk songs, then determining what sort of influence they

have had on modern poetry regarding parting and separation, this

book sheds light on the fundamental sentiments and lifestyles of the

Korean people.

Contents: Part 1 Aspects of Parting Appearing in Classical Poetry -

Chap. 1 Introduction / Chap. 2 Aspects of Parting Appearing in

Ancient Songs / Chap. 3 Aspects of Parting Appearing in Hyangga /

Chap. 4 Aspects of Parting Appearing in Goryeo Songs / Chap. 5

Aspects of Parting Appearing in Sijo / Chap. 6 Aspects of Parting

Appearing in Gasa / Chap. 7 Aspects of Parting Appearing in Folk

Songs / Chap. 8 The Historical Development of the Classical Poetry

of Parting / Chap. 9 Conclusion; Part 2 The Typology of the Classical

Poetry of Parting and its Relationship to Modern Poetry of Parting

- Chap. 1 Types of Sentiments in Classical Poetry of Parting / Chap. 2

Structural Forms of Gasa of the “Miingok” Variety / Chap. 3 The

Relationship Between the Classical Poetry of Parting and Modern

Poetry of Parting

Seo, Dae-seok. Hanguk Gubimunhak-e Suyongdoen Jaedam Yeon-gu

[A Study on Witticism in Korean Oral Literature]. Seoul: Seoul

National University Press, 2004, 132 pp.

, , : , 2004,

132 .

This work takes a closer look at witticisms (“units of language

that amuse through wit or cleverness”) in genres of Korean oral

literature such as tales, folk songs, shaman songs, pansori, and

masked drama. The book provides context for a better under-

standing of the meaning of these witticisms, and examines their

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techniques and effects. These techniques include the use of

homonyms, parallelisms, enumerations, exaggerations, sarcasm, and

rhyming. In particular, Korean witticisms often make use of homonyms,

taking advantage of the fact that many Sino-Korean words have the

same sounds but different meanings, thus causing deliberate

misunderstandings and evoking laughter.

Contents: Chap. 1 The Concept of Witticisms and Research Issues /

Chap. 2 Witticisms Used in the Oral Literature of the General Public /

Chap. 3 Witticisms Used in the Oral Literature of Professionals /

Chap. 4 Witticism Techniques / Chap. 5 The Literary Significance of

Witticisms / Chap. 6 Conclusion

Sin, Dong-heun. Saraitneun Urisinhwa [Our Living Myths]. Seoul:

Hankyoreh Books, 2004, 334 pp.

, , : , 2004, 334 .

This book takes the reader on a tour through the rich storehouse

of Korean folk mythology, arguing that the Korean people have a

proud mythological tradition that is second to none. More importantly,

these myths are not merely the remnants of an ancient culture

removed in both time and space: they comprise a living tradition

that reflects the spirit of the Korean people, a spirit that continues

to live and breathe in modern society. These myths will serve as

guidelines in a quest for the essence of the Korean people and for

the nature of all humankind.

Contents: Introduction: In Search of Our Myths / Chap. 1 The

World is First Opened / Chap. 2 The Two Faces of Samsin, the

Goddess of Life / Chap. 3 How Do the Gods Come? / Chap. 4 This is

a Myth / Chap. 5 In Search of the World of Mystery / Chap. 6 The

Breath of Heroic Myths / Chap. 7 The Heroes of Baekdu / Chap. 8

The Gods of Halla, the Heroes of Halla / Chap. 9 Parents and

Children in Myths / Chap. 10 Men and Women in Myths / Chap. 11

Women Play the Leading Role in Myths / Chap. 12 Where Does

Divine Nature Come From? / Conclusion: For the Return of Our Gods

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Yu, Hak-yeong. 1950nyeondae Hanguk Jeonjaeng Jeonhu Soseol Yeon-

gu [A Study on the Post-Korean War Novels of the 1950s], Seoul:

Bookfolio Publishing, 2004, 254 pp.

, 1950 , : , 2004, 254 .

This research on Korean literature in the post-war 1950s is a

modified and supplemented version of the author's 1988 paper “A

Study on Korean Novels of the 1950s - Focusing on War Experiences

and the Structure of Conflict.” It is divided into four chapters, the

first of which looks at the characteristics of the 1950s, examines the

history of research on the subject, and explains the book's research

methodology. The second chapter takes a look at the process by

which the tragic experiences of the Korean War were molded through

literary creativity, and the third chapter closely examines aspects of

conflict in these novels. The fourth and final chapter carries outa

comprehensive study based on the results of the preceding chapters.

Contents: Chap. 1 Period and Literary Research / Chap. 2 War

Experiences and Literary Creativity / Chap. 3 Aspects of Conflict

Appearing in War and Post-War Novels / Chap. 4 The Significance of

War and Post-War Novels in Literary History

Yi, Yeong-tae. Goryeosogyo-wa Ginyeo [Goryeo Songs and Gisaeng].

Seoul: Gyeongin Cultural Publishing, 2004, 210 pp.

, , : , 2004, 210 .

The author of this work does not refer to the narrators of Goryeo

songs by the general term gisaeng, but analyzes these works by

subdividing the gisaeng according to their functions. Gisaeng are

divided into government and private gisaeng, and the government

gisaeng are then classified according to their roles, such as kitchen

gisaeng, cotton-spinning gisaeng, temple gisaeng, and laundry gisaeng.

Private gisaeng constituted a professional, or occupational category

of gisaeng. The book discusses each song with respect to the

corresponding type of gisaeng narrator.

Contents: Chap. 1 Introduction to Methodologies of Researching

Goryeo Songs /Chap. 2 Manjeonchunbyeolsa and Occupational Gisaeng /

Chap. 3 Jeongseokga and the Gasa Changing and Editing Abilities of

Occupational Gisaeng / Chap. 4 Dongdong and the Hyoseon Language /

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Chap. 5 Yugugok, Birds, and Gisaeng / Chap. 6 Samogok and an

Aspect of Gisaeng Emotions / Chap. 7 The Variety and Origin of the

Subject of Ssanghwajeom / Chap. 8 Cheongsanbyeolgok and Kitchen

Gisaeng / Chap. 9 Seogyeongbyeolgok and Cotton-Spinning Gisaeng /

Chap. 10 Isanggok and Temple Gisaeng / Chap. 11 Naedang and Temple

Laundry Servants

Jang, Miyeong. Singminsidae Hanguk-ui Gajokjuui-wa geu Soseoljeok

Suyong [Korean Familism During the Colonial Period and its Appropria-

tion in Novels]. Seoul: Geulsotdae Publishing, 2004, 278 pp.

, , : , 2004, 278 .

This book studies novels written by Koreans in the 1930s, when

Japanese colonial rule reached its height, in order to examine the

national situation of the era and efforts to overcome colonial rule. It

probes into the situation how Korean people faced being a colonized

nation at the fringes of the flow of world history, and takes a look

at the independent efforts of the Korean people to establish a

position for themselves under those historical circumstances.

Contents: Chap. 1 Introduction / Chap. 2 Familialism and Family

Novels / Chap. 3 Family Structure and Narrative Structure / Chap. 4

Changes in Family Consciousness /Chap. 5 Explorations of Alternative

Families / Chap. 6 The Significance of Family Novels in the History

of Literature / Chap. 7 Conclusion

Cho, Dong-il. Samguksidae Seolhwa-ui Tteutpuri [Interpreting the

Meaning of Three Kingdom Period Tales]. Paju: Jipmoondang

Publishing, 2004, 296 pp.

, , : , 2004, 296 .

This work is the fulfillment of the author's desire to gather

together all the tales of the Three Kingdoms period, including those

in the Memorabilia of the Three Kingdoms. The book conducts a

detailed historical investigation of these tales, so as to uncover the

origins of Korean literature and contribute to other fields related to

literature as well. The Three Kingdoms period was the golden age of

tales, a genre that secured Korean cultural integrity, and it is this

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period and this genre to which this work turns its undivided

attention.

Contents: Part 1 Examining the Texts - Chap. 1 Materials and

Methodology / Chap. 2 Manifesting Wondrous and Strange Powers /

Chap. 3 The Aid of the Spirits and the Buddha / Chap. 4 The Issue

of Hierarchical Relationships / Chap. 5 The Issue of Male-Female

Relationships / Chap. 6 Conclusion; Part 2 Examination of Problems -

Chap. 1 The Basic Character of Memorabilia of the Three Kingdoms

Tales / Chap. 2 The Sublime and the Vulgar as Portrayed in Buddhist

Tales / Chap. 3 The Relationship with Orally Transmitted Tales

Kim, Byung-hak. Christianity and Korean Literature during Korea's

Enlightenment Era. Yeoklak, 2004, 256 pp.

, , , 2004, 256 .

This book is based upon the author's dissertation on Korean

literature in the Enlightenment era. The author investigates the

influence of Christianity on Korean literature in the Enlightenment

era with synthetic as well as systematic methods. This book is divided

into three parts. Part 1 examines the specificity of the literature in

the Enlightenment era by investigating the background to Christianity

in Korea and the emergence of Christian literature. Part 2 deals

with some aspects of the development and transformation of poems

in the Enlightenment era. Part 3 focuses on the development and

transformation of novels in the Enlightenment era.

Contents: Chap. 1 Introduction / Chap. 2 The Importation of

Christianity and the Emergence of Christian Literature / Chap. 3 Poems

of the Enlightenment Era and Some Aspects of the Importation of

Christianity / Chap. 4 Novels in the Enlightenment Era and Some

Aspects of the Importation of Christianity /Chap. 5 Significance of

Christian Literature in the Enlightenment Era / Chap. 6 Conclusion

Kim, Chan-ki. The Development of Modern Korean Novels and

Traditional Korean Jeon. Somyung, 2004, 310 pp.

, , , 2004, 310 .

According to this book, Jeon in the Enlightenment era can be

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divided into two categories. One belongs to “fact” and the other

belongs to “fiction.” These two styles are different from each other

in terms of their stylistic characteristics as well as their aesthetics.

Chapter 1 reviews previous studies in the field. In Chapter 2, the

author notes the fact that Jeon in the Enlightenment era included

not only “fact” but also “fiction,” and claims also that the Jeon

rediscovered the values of Korea's “post-Middle Age.” Chapter 3

deals with the relationship between literature [ ] and national

identity in an era when the idea of “governing a nation through

literature [ ]” functioned as a ruling ideology. Chapter 4 focuses on

the characteristics of modern fiction-oriented Jeon in the Enlighten-

ment era. Struggling against traditional Jeon, modern fiction-

oriented Jeon turned out to be a new literary style that established

its own historicity. In this chapter the author also investigates the

aesthetic characteristics of the modern Jeon.

Contents: Part 1 - Chap. 1 Introduction / Chap. 2 The Transforma-

tion of Jeon in the Enlightenment Era and its Stylistic Characteristics /

Chap. 3 Fact-Oriented Jeon and The Idea of Enlightenment / Chap. 4

Fiction-Oriented Jeon and Modernity; Chap. 5 Conclusion; Part 2 -

Chap. 1 A Study of the “Jeon of Aristotle” in Hanseong-Sunbo /

Chap. 2 A Study of the “Jeon of Cheongaesomun.”

Pak, Heon-ho. Colonial Modernity and Style in Novels. Somyung,

2004, 446 pp.

, , , 2004, 446 .

This book criticizes the conventional, formulaic association of

short stories with aestheticism and of novels with popularism.

Examining the history of modern Korean novels and the stylistic

history of Korean short stories, the author investigates the influence of

colonial modernity on novelistic styles in Korean Literature. This

book also problematizes the recent inclinations of studies on Japanese

modernity.

Contents: Introduction / Part 1 - Chap. 1 The Subject of Style

Concerning Modern Korean Novels / Chap. 2 Modern Korean Short

Stories and Kim Dong-in / Chap. 3 Short Stories as a Ruling Genre

In the History of Modern Korean Novels / Chap. 4 The Historical

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Direction of Kim Dong-in's View of Literature / Chap. 5 Modern

Korean Novels and the Internal Narrative / Chap. 6 The Subject of

Desire and Na Do-hyang /Chap. 7 The Relationship between Motherhood

and Modern Subjectivity in Na Do-hyang's Mother; Chap. 8 Shaking

Colonial Doubleness in Hyeon Jin-geon's Wan Morning Mist; Part 2 -

Chap. 9 A Study on Yoo Jin-O / Chap. 10 A Study on Gu-in-hwae /

Chap. 11 The Structure and Meaning of the Family-History-Novel in

the Late 1930's; Part 3 - Chap. 12 The Relationship between Idea

and Popularization in Kim Dong-lee's Liberation / Chap. 13 The

Features of Literary Criticism in the 1950's: Toward a Theory of

National Culture / Chap. 14 A Scene of Alienation in Seo Jeong-in's

River

Seo, Young-chae. The Narrative of Love. Mineum Press, 2004,

392 pp.

, , , 2004, 392 .

This book investigates the spirit of the literature of Lee Kwang-

soo, Yeom Sang-seop, and Lee Sang. It also examines the inner

dynamic of modern Korean literature. Instead of “modernism as

experience,” the author focuses on the issue of “modernism as

logic.” Therefore, this book attempts to clarify the difference between

Lee Kwang-soo, Yeom Sang-seop, and Lee Sang's literary subjectivity by

analyzing the narrative of love in their works. The author interprets

the connotation of the term love functioning as a main vehicle in

narratives of love. According to this book, Lee Kwang-soo, Yeom

Sang-sep, and Lee Sang are distinguished from each other in terms

of how each deals with the paradox of love.

Contents: Introduction; Part 1 Idealism, Love, and Patriotic

Subjectivity: Lee Kwang-soo - Chap. 1 The Significance of the “Liberation

of Sentiment” /Chap. 2 The Emergence of Passion /Chap. 3 Romantic

Love and Idealism / Chap. 4 Love as Solidarity; Part 2 The Realism

of Love and the Subjectivity of Artisanship: Yeom Sang-seop - Chap. 1

The Elimination of Passion and Mature Love / Chap. 2 Cynicism and

Realism / Chap. 3 The Narrative of Romance and the Realism of Love /

Chap. 4 The Sincerity of Love and Literature; Part 3 Masochism and

Love, An Artist as A Prodigal: Lee Sang - Chap. 1 Subjectivity in Lee

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Sang's Literature and The Theme of Love / Chap. 2 The Rhetoric of

Love / Chap. 3 Death and Repetition In Lee Sang's Literature / Chap. 4

Masochistic Writing and The Emergence of the Aesthetic Subject;

Conclusion

Woo, Jung-kwon. The Development of the Modern Korean Confes-

sional Novel and Its Narrative Style. Somyung, 2004, 292 pp.

, , , 2004, 292 .

According to this book, modern Korean novels in the 1920s

inherited their narrative style from traditional Korean narratives

rather than from Japanese or Western literature. The author emphasizes

the fact that Lee Deok-mu, Pak Ji-won, and Yoo Deuk- gong's

narrative style developed from the short narratives of the 1910s,

which also created modern Korean novels by such authorsas Lee

Kwang-soo, Kim Dong-in, Yeom Sang-seop, Na Do-hyang, and Hyun

Jin-keon. The author also attempts to identify the traditional narrative

style of confession as the defining essence of modern Korean novels.

For example, Lee Kwang-soo's To A Little Friend, Kim Dong-in's

The Sorrow of a Timid Person, and Hyun Jin-keon's A Poor Wife

reflect the authors' personal experience and private history. These

autobiographical elements are the origins of modern writings.

Contents: Introduction / Chap. 1 How to Examine Confessional

Novels / Chap. 2 The Development of the Confessional Narrative /

Chap. 3 The Narrative Style of Confessional Novels / Chap. 4 The

Significance of Confessional Novels in Korean Literary History /

Chap. 5 The Emergence of Modern Novels and Confessional Novels

Lee, Seong-wook. Modern Korean Literature and Urban Culture.

Munhwa-kwahak Press, 2004, 302 pp.

, , , 2004, 302 .

This book analyzes the relationships between the phenomena of

city or urban culture in the colonial period and its representations

in literary materials. It is noteworthy that this book is a thorough

academic work dealing with not only modern Korean literature but

also modern Korean culture. In this sense, this book can be evaluated

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and appreciated as a work of cultural studies.

Seoul in the 1930s was characterized by its modern spatial

arrangements such as electric trains, department stores, and cafes.

According to the author, Korean literature representing urban lives

in that period overcame previous attitudes of both strong opposi-

tion and enthusiasm toward the new urban lifestyle. Instead, it

developed a structural affinity between the new urban subjectivity

and literary representation.

Contents: Introduction / Chap. 1 The Subject of the “City” / Chap.

2 Some Aspects of the Representation of the City in Modern

Korean Literature / Chap. 3 The Absence and Excess of Urban

Sensibility / Chap. 4 Department stores and Urban Culture / Chap. 5 A

Crowd and A Flâneur / Conclusion

Lee, Jae-bok. Korean Literature and the Poetics of the Body.

Taehak Press, 2004, 364 pp.

, , , 2004, 364 .

This book attempts to synthesize “eco” and “digital” themes

through via the “body.” The author deals with currently contro-

versial issues regarding the various postmodern discourses of the

body, taking as his starting point the accumulated works of previous

research concerning the subject. Analyzing the subject of the body

with the modernism of Lee Sang's novels, the author calls attention to

the issue of modernism, modernity, postmodernism, and post-modernity

in modern Korean literature.

Contents: Introduction / Chap. 1 Reflections on the Discourse of

the Body and Its Future / Chap. 2 The Body in Lee Sang's Novels

and the Metaphor of Modernity / Chap. 3 The Aesthetics of the Body

and the Postmodern Imagination

Cho, Young-bok. The Ideology and Aesthetics of Korean Poems of

The Early 1920s. Somyung, 2004, 364 pp.

, 1920 , , 2004, 364 .

This book attempts to reorganize poems of the early period of

literary groups in the 1920s from a different point of view.

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According to previous research on the Korean literary movement

groups Changjo, Pyeheo, and Baekjo, the poems of these groups

were characterized by an imitation of Western Symbolism and

Romanticism, and therefore the significance of these poems within

literary history was assessed to be nothing more than the limited

significance of imitative efforts. This view originated from the

conventional way of regarding the journals of this period of literary

groups as pure literary magazines. The author, however, emphasizes

the fact that early magazines such as Pyeheo, Changmichon, Baekjo,

Samgwang, Shincheongnyeon, and Shinsaenghwal included not only

literary writers but also ideological-activists. The author also focuses

on revealing the fact that writers such as Hwang Seok-woo,

Namgung Byeok, Yeom Sang-seop and socialist ideologists such as Lee

Hyeok-noe, Na Kyung-seok, and Jeong Tae-shin played common roles

in terms of establishing modern Korean literature. In particular, the

mutual communication between anarchists and literary writers had a

vital influence on developing the ideas of modern literary aesthetics.

Contents: Chap. 1 Introduction / Chap. 2 The Study of Modern

Poems And Positive Methods / Chap. 3 How to Interpret Poems

from the Period of New Literary Movements / Chap. 4 Discourse in

the Age of New Literary Factions and the Stairs of Subjective Arts /

Chap. 5 New Poetic Ideals in the Age of New Literary Factions and

The Emergence of Metaphor / Chap. 6 The Conditions of Publishing

Journals in the Period of Early Modern Literature / Chap. 7 The

Features of Amateur Writers in Jangmichon / Chap. 8 Poems of a

Socialist Ideologist /Chap. 9 Aspects of Aesthetic Cognition in Early

Modern Poems and the Systematization of Modern Poetry /Chap. 10

The Establishment of a New Self-Consciousness among Korean

Poets and the Genealogy of Modern Korean Poems

Choe, Dong-ho. The Significance of the History of Modern Korean

Poems. Korea University Press, 2004, 412 pp.

, , , 2004, 412 .

It seems particularly meaningful to ruminate on the poets of 20th

century, their lives, and their poems at this present moment in

history. This book describes the history of poems from the years 1945

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to 2000, including the literary history of North Korea. The author

argues that this integrated approach of surveying both the literature

of South and North Korea will significantly enrich our nation's

literary sources. The author also emphasizes that a history of

Korean poems should demonstrate a concern for not only humanity

in general but also for the specific history of this nation.

Contents: Part 1 The Methods of Describing the History of

Modern Poems - Chap. 1 How to Write the History of Modern Poems /

Chap. 2 The Digital Era and the Writing of the History of Poetry;

Part 2 The Development of the History of Modern Korean Poems -

Chap. 1 Perspectives / Chap. 2 Poetic Chaos in the Postwar Period /

Chap. 3 Poetic Usefulness in the 1960-70s / Chap. 4 Poetic Prolifera-

tion At The Turning Point /Chap. 5 Toward a New National Literature;

Part 3 The Poetry of the Digital Era and Its Historical Meanings -

Chap. 1 The Significance of the New Generation of Turn-of-the-century

Poets / Chap. 2 Poetic Dialectics, From Oppression to Liberation /

Chap. 3 Postmodern Poems In The 1990s / Chap. 4 The Vortex of

The History of Poems At The End of 20th Century / Chap. 5 Poetic

Sacredness and Reality; Part 4 The History of Modern Poems of

North Korea - Chap. 1 Perspectives / Chap. 2 Poems as Culture in the

Postwar Period /Chap. 3 Poems as Juche Literary Art in the 1960-70s /

Chap. 4 Poetic Transformation at The Turning Point / Chap. 5 The

Future of Poetry in South and North Korea

Research Institution of Literature and Criticism. The Genealogy of

Power of Korean Literature. Korean Publishing Marketing Research

Institute, 2004, 350 pp.

, , , 2004, 350 .

This book investigates the genealogy of literary institutions and

the literary canon from the 1950s to the 1970s that has exercised a

substantial influence upon Korean literature. The authors criticize

these central members of the literary field because of their

partisanship, favoritism, and academic sectionalism. At the same

time, the authors also strive to establish an alternative literary

paradigm. Part 1 deals with the process of canon formation by

analyzing literary textbooks, discourses on pure literature, and the

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academic practices of foreign literature majors. Part 2 examines Kim

Dong-lee, Seo Jeong-joo, Pak Mok-wal, and Yoo Chee-jin, all of

whom have established the major institutions of Korean literature.

Part 3 investigates such publications as Sasang-gye, Creation and

Criticism, The Literature and the Intellect, and Literary Ideas

which have played an important role in the history of modern

Korean literature.

Contents: Introduction: Mapping the Genealogy of the Institution

of Literary Institutions and the Canon; Part 1 Establishing Represen-

tational Power and the Canon - Chap. 1 The Canonization of Literary

Texts and Literary Power / Chap. 2 The Establishment of “Pure”

Literature and The Logic of Exclusion / Chap. 3 Discussions on

Realism in the 1960-1970s and Representational Influence as Practiced

by Academic Critics of Foreign Literature; Part 2 The Undermining

of the Creative Power of the Literary Field - Chap. 1 Kim Dong-lee

and Literary Power / Chap. 2 Study on Yoo Chee-jin's Theory of the

Play in the 1950s and Historical Dramas / Chap. 3 A Reflection on

Literary Power and Canonization; Part 3 The Subversion of the

Center, the Return of The Other - Chap. 1 The Dong-in Literary

Prize and the Reorganization of the Postwar Literary Field / Chap. 2

The Desires of Intellectuals and the Mechanism of Exclusion in The

Theory of National Literature / Chap. 3 The Isolation of Postwar

Criticism and Its Exclusive Power-Orientedness / Chap. 4 Toward an

Empty Center

Sangheo Research Institution. Modernity and the Subjects of Novels

in the 1960's. Kipeunsaem, 2004, 432 pp.

, 1960 , , 2004, 432 .

The Sangheo research institution has published its 12th journal.

This book is divided into two parts, one of which contains featured

articles concerning the issue of the modernity and the subjects of

novels in the 1960s, and the other is comprised of general articles.

Specifically, Part 1 deals with the issue of modernity and subjectivity,

the meaning of intellectuals, various aspects and the significances of

aesthetic subjects, and the issue of the subaltern in our industrialized

society.

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Contents: Part 1 Featured Articles - Modernity and the Subjects of

Novels in the 1960s - Chap. 1 The Subjects of Novels in the 1960s

and the Intellectuals' Identity / Chap. 2 Precarious Literary Subjects

and Modernity / Chap. 3 A Study on the Resistant Urban Subaltern

in the 1960s / Chap. 4 The “Negating Father,” Or An Adventure of

Aesthetic Subjects in the 1960s / Chap. 5 Bildungsroman and the

Ideology of Progress; Part 2 General Articles - Chap. 1 The Education

of Literature, Art and “Sympathy”; Chap. 2 Lee Kwang-soo's Ideas in

“Development of Agricultural Villages” and “Civilized Korea” / Chap. 3

Knowledge, Culture, and the Literature of Identifi-cation and

Discrimination / Chap. 4 The Ladies of “Troops in the Rear” [Chonghoo

Ladies], the Modern Women, and Spies / Chap. 5 A Study of the

Fascism of Novels in the 1950s / Chap. 6 Poetics and Rhetoric / Chap. 7

The Characteristics and Significance of Desire in Choe In-hoon's

Kwangjang / Chap. 8 A Study of Kim Jong-sam's Poems / Chap. 9

Novels against Globalization and the Post-Cold War Era

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[ Linguistics ]*2

Ko, Yeonggeun et al. Bukhan-ui Munbeop Yeongu-wa Munbeop Gyoyuk

[Grammar Studies and Education in North Korea]. Bakijeong, 2004.

, , , 2004.

This book is a collection of articles on grammar study in North

Korea. It represents a comprehensive investigation that covers grammar

education and the relationship between ideology and grammar

theory. Foreign language education is also covered.

Contents: Part 1 Language Theory and Language Philosophy in

North Korea; Part 2 Studies on Morphology in North Korea; Part 3

Studies on Syntax in North Korea; Part 4 Korean Grammar

Education in North Korea; Part 5 Foreign Language Education in

North Korea

Kim, Mu-rim. Gugeo-ui Yeoksa [History of the Korean Language].

Hangukmunhwasa, 2004.

, , , 2004.

Based on the author's lecture notes for “History of the Korean

Language” over a ten year period, this book provides a systematic

history of Korean. From a historical perspective, this book consists

of three parts: ancient, middle, and modern Korean, each of which

is explained in terms of orthography, phoneme, grammar, and

lexicon. Although the book focuses mainly on middle Korean, the

lexical change of dialects is also covered.

Contents: Chap. 1 Introduction / Chap. 2 Ancient Korean / Chap. 3

Middle Korean /Chap. 4 Modern Korean /Chap. 5 Contemporary Korean

* Written by Ha, Shin-young, M.D. Candidate, Department of Korean Language and Literature, S.N.U.

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Book Notes 257

Park, Young-sun. Hangukeo Uimiron [Korean Semantics]. Korea

University Press, 2004.

, , , 2004.

With the main purpose of investigating the fundamental nature

and properties of the structure of meaning, this book analyzes

actual meanings and discusses semantic theories of Korean from the

perspective of lexicon, syntax, and discourse. The study challenges

discontinuity and dichotomy in traditional language descriptions and

proposes a “synthetic semantics,” which synthetically describes the

continuity and diversity between meaning and form.

Contents: Chap. 1 The Foundation of Semantics / Chap. 2 Lexical

Semantics / Chap. 3 Sentential Semantics / Chap. 4 Logical Semantics /

Chap. 5 Pragmatic Semantics / Chap. 6 A Study for the Synthetic

Semantics

Park, Hyeong-u. Gukeo Bujeongmun-ui Byeoncheon Yeon-gu [A Study

on Changes of the Korean Negative Sentence]. Hangukmunhwasa,

2004.

, , , 2004.

This book provides an in-depth analysis of negative sentences.

The study broadens the scope of research on the negative sentence

to ancient Korean and the process of change. The analysis consists

of three periodical considerations ― ancient Korean, ancient-middle

Korean, and middle Korean ― and clarifies the types of negative

sentences, the characteristics of each type, and the causes of change.

Contents: Part 1 Introduction / Purpose of Study / Previous Studies /

Methods and Object; Part 2 Changing Aspects of the Negative

Sentence /Basic Concepts / The Negative Sentence in Ancient Korean /

The Negative Sentence in Ancient-Middle Korean / The Negative

Sentence in Middle Korean; Part 3 Conclusion

Lee, Gwang-ho. Geundaegukeo Munbeopron [The Grammar of Modern

Korean]. Taehaksa, 2004.

, , , 2004.

This book, meant as a textbook for university students who are

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interested in modern Korean grammar, covers phonology as well as

morphology and syntax. Along with an explanation of morphemic and

syntactic structures, the core of modern Korean grammar, the book

also deals with the issues in letters, phonography, and the Korean

phoneme system.

Contents: Part 1 Introduction / Letters and Phonography / Phonological

System and Phonological Change; Part 2 Form / Word Structure and

Word Formation / Inflection /Modifier and Absolute Word; Part 3

Syntax / Structure of Sentence / Extension of Sentence / Syntactic

Specialty

Choi, Myoung-ok. Gukeoeumullon [Korean Phonology]. Taehaksa, 2004.

, , , 2004.

This book, an introductory course on Korean phonology, gives an

introduction to phonology, and approaches Korean phonology from

the perspective of generative phonology, with an emphasis on concrete

phonology. The main data discussed are limited to standard Korean.

Contents: Chap. 1 Introduction / Chap. 2 Phoneme List / Chap. 3

Phonemes and Their Distinctive Features / Chap. 4 The Syllable /

Chap. 5 The Phonological Process / Chap. 6 Phonological Processes and

Phonological Rules / Chap. 7 Phonological Processes and Morpho-

phonological Rules / Chap. 8 Methods of Phonological Description /

Chap. 9 Phonological Changes /Chap. 10 Spelling Forms, Phonetic Forms,

and Underlying Forms

Choi, Jae-hui. Hangukeo Munbeopron [Korean Grammar]. Taehaksa,

2004.

, , , 2004.

This book deals with basic concepts in Korean grammar. The first

half presents the characteristics of language in general and Korean

in particular, the developing process of grammar studies (from

traditional grammar to generative grammar), and the nature of

words. The second half introduces the essentials of generative

theory and applies the theory to Korean, especially in terms of

X-bar theory.

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Contents: Chap. 1 Language and Korean /Chap. 2 Formation and

Development of Grammar Studies /Chap. 3 The Structure of Words /

Chap. 4 Substantives and Inflectionals / Chap. 5 Particles / Chap. 6

Sentence Constituents and Closings / Chap. 7 The Basis of Generative

Theory /Chap. 8 X-bar Theory and Korean Syntax /Chap. 9 Embedding

and Conjunctions /Chap. 10 Tense /Chap. 11 Passives and Causative /

Chap. 12 Negation / Chap. 13 Antithesis

Choi, Jeon-seung. Hangukeo Bangeon-ui Gongsijeok Gujo-wa

Tongsijeok Byeonhwa [Synchronic Structure and Diachronic Changes

in Korean Dialects]. Yeokrak, 2004.

, , , 2004.

This book is a collection of articles on diachronic and synchronic

linguistic transformation. Focusing on regional dialects and historical

linguistic data, the study accounts for linguistic change and varia-

tion. The data collected through dialectal and historical research are

explained on the basis of sociolinguistic variation theory.

Contents: Part 1 Development and Differentiation of Regional

Dialects; Part 2 Dialect and the Formation of Standard Korean;

Part 3 Dialectal Morphology and Grammaticalization; Part 4 A

Synchronic Description of Regional Dialects and Historicity; Part 5

Appendix

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[ History ]*3

The Organization of Korean Historians (Depts. of Ancient History).

Transmission from the Ancient Past. Pureun Yeoksa, 2004.

, , , 2004.

The Organization of Korean Historians has contributed much to

the development of Korean historical studies, not only by engaging

in sophisticated historical research but also by participating in an

enormous task meant to transform such academic studies so that

the general public could have easy access to the results and gain

more historical knowledge and understanding. The 18 articles in

this aptly titled book, written by those who specialize in ancient

Korean history, share something in common in that every article

deals with historical information collected from letters or lines from

excavated artifacts, which include epigraphs and other inscriptions, or

even tile pieces and wooden tablets. In fact, inscriptions upon stone

monuments and other various forms of epigraphy are all crucial

resources for historians considering that transcribed or printed

documents containing historical information of the ancient periods

are rarely found intact. History can be complex and inaccessible to

the average person, but here we are presented with 18th stories that

effectively examine age-old artifacts and the information they give

us, in a rather educationally entertaining way, without being overly

academic. From the famous Goguryeo Gwanggaeto Mausoleum

tablet to the Shilla Naengsuri-bi and Bongpyeong-bi tablets, from

Baekjae tile pieces to Shilla Wooden tablets, we can deeply feel the

wisdom of the ancient people who left these invaluable insights to

us.

* Written by Lee, Kang-Hahn, and An, Jong-chol, Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Korean History, S.N.U.

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Song, Ho Jeong et al. Historical Atlas of Korea. Sagyaejeol, 2004.

, , , 2004.

History is usually viewed as a linear entity determined and

defined by time rather than the space it occupies. But space is as

important a factor in history as time; historical facts and events and

historical lessons are all about the places, locations, regions, and

countries where such events actually took place, as much as they

are about time. Unfortunately, however, Korean researchers have

produced very few geographical textbooks combined with historical

side-notes, save for a few geography textbooks written for middle

and high school students. Historical Atlas of Korea fills a gap in

this respect and covers the days of the ancient states to contemporary

events. Each phase of our history is divided in terms of specific

topics and displayed with vivid maps and graphic tables, helping

readers understand what the geographical features of our country

are and what role these features played during the various phases of

Korean history. It is true that certain periods of history should have

been fleshed out even more and that certain areas are less

developed than expected, but, overall, this is a compelling book.

Though not perfect, the work is compelling and relevant.

Roh, Myung Ho et al. Issues Regarding the Local Administration of

Korean Ancient and Medieval Periods. Jipmoondang, 2004.

, , , 2004.

This book contains five articles, all of which deal with various

local entities that constituted the ancient and medieval local

administrations of Korea. The first three articles examine important

local units such as capitals, minor local capitals, or Chon [ ] and

Do [ ] units, and the last two, which deal with the social status of

local officials and local self-defense communities, cover not only the

units but also the structure surrounding the units. As the authors

state in the opening of the book, local administration usually reveals

two distinctive features: the one is the administrative aspect of

being directly related to the central government and also being

regulated by central-local dynamics; and the other is its representa-

tion of local public lives and local situations. In addition, this book

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has a detailed section on epigraphy materials re-collected from

numerous relevant studies that had been announced in the past. In

this section, these materials are listed and re-examined in terms of

bibliographical aspects and also the contents. As the authors claim,

epigraphic inscriptions or other types of various excavated articles,

and most importantly the letters identified upon them, are no less

important than ordinary written or printed materials. Moreover,

these materials are well organized. According to the authors, materials

collected here are from excavation reports, thesis and picture books

that were published before the end of 2000, and these materials are

enlisted or introduced for the first time. Artifacts are presented in

group-categories determined by the location they were found, and

each material is given with a list for the readers to know what kind

of studies had been conducted regarding that particular material.

Most artifacts are tile pieces or earthenware, but the inscriptions are

so clearly dated and located that they serve as a huge storage of

information.

Kim, Chang Seok. The Commercial Circulation System of the Three

Kingdoms Period and the Unified Shilla Period. Iljogak, 2004.

, , , 2004.

This book, a revision of the author's doctoral dissertation, begins

with a critique of past studies before giving sold definitions to the

key terms in this area. Chapter 1 examines the features of the

ancient marketplaces and the changes that occurred in the nature of

the markets, and the following chapter covers the official merchants

and markets arranged by the authorities as well as the handicraft

production at the time. Chapter 3 deals with the warehouse storage

system, along with the taxation system and methods, and Chapters

4 & 5 deal with currency and circulation issues, including material

currency and mintage matters, and also civilian trades and the

overall circulation of commercial goods of that era. Finally, the

author pursues the issue of revealing the nature of the circulation

system which was established and overseen by the government and

attempts to determine the nature and characteristics of commercial

activities that prevailed during the Three Kingdoms and Unified

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Shilla periods.

Jang, Dong Ik. Ancient and Medieval Japanese Documents Containing

Information on Goryeo. Seoul National University Press, 2004.

, , , 2004.

The author, a specialist on Goryeo history, especially during the

time when Goryeo fell under the invasion and later massive political

interference of the Mongol Yuan regime, is renowned for his

impressive collection of data regarding the history of Goryeo from

foreign sources, such as the Yuan and Sung dynasties. In his

previous works, such as the Yuondae Ryeosa Jaryo Jibrok [

], he searched through various kinds of Yuan-based

official documents, diaries, letters, test results, anthologies, and even

geographic texts, and secured all kinds of remarks or references

regarding the Goryeo dynasty in any form, in any magnitude. And

then, such acquired remarks and references were assorted into

various categories such as politics, economy, society, culture, and

other numerous fields. The author has repeated his efforts in his

next work, Songdae Ryeosa Jaryo Jibrok [ ]. Now

the author even seems to have surpassed his previous achievements

in this installment, as Japanese sources were rather ignored or

forgotten in past studies of the Goryeo history, yet he has compiled

a vast amount of data, which were collected from various Japanese

sources. As the author mentions, consulting foreign historical texts

is most important for ancient and medieval history researchers from

Korea, as Korean texts which currently contain information on that

era do not simply tell us much. Japanese diaries, chronicles, official

documents, publications, and letters, or even commemoration notes

were all covered in this project. Now all that is left for us is to put

his works to good use, and broaden the horizon of historical studies

of ancient and medieval Korean history.

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264 Seoul Journal of Korean Studies, Vol. 17

Min, Hyeon Gu. The Political History of Goryeo. Korea University

Press, 2004.

, , , 2004.

The author is a renowned scholar in the field of Goryeo dynasty

and he occupies an important place in the entire canvas of that

particular field. With this book he delivers another part of his

research, in which he discusses the political aspects of various phases

in Goryeo history. He approaches the subject based on two concepts,

namely the concept of Unifying and that of staying Independent.

The issues covered in this book include Goryeo's unification of the

later Three Kingdoms period, the Goryeo dynasty's relations with

foreign entities in its early days, the insurrection of Myocheong and

the military government of the middle period, the Mongol invasion,

and the Sam-byeolcho resistance, but all these issue have been

given a new interpretation. The last part of the book examines the

final days of Goryeo with all the changes that accompanied the birth

of a new dynasty. Coming from an experienced senior of the field, the

discussions are highly informative.

Sambong Jeong Do Jeon Commemoration Committee. Reviewing the

Life and Achievements of Politician Jeong Do Jeon. Gyeongsaeweon,

2004.

, , , 2004.

This book contains four articles featuring the life of Jeong Do

Jeon as a prominent politician, his political relationships, his

diplomatic strategies derived from his own works, and also the issue

of how he developed his own character and what his ideological

influences were. The role Jeong Do Jeon played during the fall of

the Goryeo dynasty and the foundation of the Joseon dynasty was

pivotal and the reason he could play such a role in those chaotic

changes was that he was well-prepared. He wrote books on how the

new-born Joseon dynasty should function and what kind of an

administration it should establish. His specialties ranged from politics

to economics, and from society to philosophy. This book describes

the life of a great man more vividly than ever.

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Book Notes 265

Choi, Seung Hi. The History of Journalism in the Early Days of

Joseon Dynasty. Jishik Saneob-sa, 2004.

, , , 2004.

This book is a collection of the author's works dealing with the

activities of the Eon-gwan [ ] officials, who were in charge of

criticizing governmental policies and the actions of the King from

the early days of the Joseon dynasty. The offices in charge of the

aforementioned task, especially in the early days of Joseon, were the

Daegan [ ] officials from the Saheon-bu [ ] and Sagan-weon

[ ] offices, and also the Jibhyeon-jeon [ ] and Hongmun-

gwan [ ] offices. The establishment of the Daegan system is

discussed in Chapter 1, and then Jibhyeon-jeon is examined in

Chapters 2 and 3. An examination of Hongmun-gwan follows in

Chapters 4, 5, and 6, and in the final two chapters, the dynamics

between such officials or offices and the King is examined, along

with the actual remarks or references made by such officials.

Lee, Min Wung. The Navel Battles during the Imjin Waeran War.

Cheongeoram Media, 2004.

, , , 2004.

The Imjin Waeran War, which was initiated by the Japanese

invasion of Joseon territory, is one of the most well-known and

most-discussed wars in Korean history. As the first major warfare

that Joseon dynasty was forced to experience, the war changed the

features of the Korean peninsula politically, economically and socially.

Numerous studies have so far tried to examine various aspects of the

war and many things have been elaborated. Yet, the actual warfare

itself was rather heavily dealt with in terms of inland battles, while

naval battles were somewhat under-researched (though being well-

recognized). The author, who already covered this issue in his

doctoral dissertation, tries in this book to capture the most elaborate

details and the ulterior workings of the numerous naval battles that

were fought during the war. He also examines the status of the Lee

Sun Shin fleet and key victories. He not only analyzes the proceedings

of such battles but also the meaning we can derive from such

conflicts either in political terms or strategic terms, or terms of

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impact it had upon the Joseon people's war efforts during the war.

The beginning of the war, nature of the Japanese situation prior to

their resorting to an invasion, the early days' victories of the Joseon

fleet, the subsequent, prolonged and also lengthy truce negotiations

conducted between Japan and the Chinese Ming dynasty, the fall of

the Joseon fleet and the efforts to reassemble it, and the final

victory repelling the Japanese naval forces from Joseon, are all

examined here.

Kim, Tae-joon. A Study of the Government Finance of the Late Yi

Dynasty (1895-1910): An Analysis of the Budgetary System and the

Budget Structure. Seoul: Taehaksa, 2004.

, : , , 2004.

This book is based on Dr. Kim's dissertation at Yonsei University

from 1974, and newly embraced and published by Prof. Tae-jin Yi at

Seoul National University. Kim's main argument is that Korea first

established a modernized budgetary system in 1895. From that time

onward, annual budgets were set up and implemented in accordance

with the Budgetary Accounting Law and other regulations of the Yi

Dynasty. According to this book, during the period when Korean

sovereignty manifested itself from 1896 through 1904, the authorities

carried out budgets in a rational and effective way. But the budgets

were not open to the public through official channels from 1897 to

1905, the year when Korea saw the Protectorate Treaty by Japan. In

addition to that fact, Japan tried to deny the historical fact in an

effort to invite their officials in order to materialize their scheme of

colonization.

In order to redress this issue, the author tried to find out historical

facts concerning Korea's past budgetary system. This is the primary

objective of this study. The second objective, according to Dr. Kim, is to

classify and analyze the data related to the budgetary system, including

the Budgetary Accounting Law, pertinent rules or regulations,

organization of relevant authorities such as the Ministry of Finance,

the Institutions of Revenue, Customs, and Auditors. The third is to

reconstruct original budget of Yi Dynasty and analyze them in terms

of their structure, scale and balance or deficit. And finally it is

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attempted in the budgets that accelerated Korea's colonization.

Choi, Mun-hyung. The Russo-Japanese War and the Japanese

Annexation of Korea. Seoul: Chisiksan'opsa, 2004.

, , : , 2004.

This book deals with the international dimensions of the Russo-

Japanese War and the Japanese Annexation of Korea. Prof. Choi

was a well-known scholar on international history related to late

19th and early 20th century Korea. Because this book contains very

different interpretations from the Japanese scholarship on this

topic, it will also be published in Japan.

Scholars in western countries and Japan tend to focus on the

rivalry of Japan and Russia and on Japanese domestic issues when

they study this topic. Even though it is well known that the target

of this war was Korea and northeastern provinces in China, the

Korean annexation has not been well analyzed. So the author argues

that this war was related not just to the two warring countries, but

also to Korea and China. Moreover, the war was very important to

other western powers such as Britain, the U.S., France and Germany.

It means that the war was a miniature world war before World War

I. The author keenly analyzes each Western power's interest.

With these facts in mind, the author also tried to analyze the War

and its results in critical and comprehensive ways. After this

international war, the Protectorate treaty in Korea was concluded in

1905, and Japanese dominance over Korea became a fait accompli.

The contribution of this book is to show that the Korean annexation

could be possible after the 1905 Treaty, when Japan solved the

Manchu issue through the Kastura-Taft secret agreement and the

two Russo-Japanese Agreements.

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Ryu, Dae-young. The Enlightenment Period Chos n and American

Missionary: Imperial Invasion, Enlightening Self-Strength, and

American Missionary. Seoul: The Institute of Church History, 2004.

, : , ,

, : , 2004.

This book is based on the second part of the author's Ph.D.

dissertation in the U.S. The first part of the dissertation was already

published under the title of The Research on Early American

Missionaries. The former book is mainly about the American

missionary group. It analyzed their educational, regional and theological

background. But the second book deals with the political back-

ground where missionary group were doing their jobs in Korea.

Thus, this book covers American foreign policy toward Korea, the

unequal treaty including extraterritorial rights, and Korean domestic

politics. This book is closer to being a political and diplomatic

history rather than a religious one.

This book sheds some lights on our understanding of early Korean-

American history. The author successfully shows why Korean people

had a positive view of the U.S. Most Korean people saw the US

through the missionaries who supported Korean causes in the early

independent movement, but the State Department had an ambivalent

position toward the missionary group. The State Department did not

fully support the missionary's stance toward the Korean government.

Anyway, this book used very extensive historical documents, especially

those related to missionaries. Even though Dr. Ryu's two books

wonderfully show the background of missionary groups and their

activities in Korea, there is also something to be desired. Ryu did

not much pay attention to the difference among missionaries, especially

between Presbyterian and Methodist groups. But still this contribu-

tion to our understanding of missionaries in Korea is very great.

Choi, Tong-hui. The Foreign Policy of the Chos n Dynasty. Seoul:

Jipmoondang, 2004.

, , : , 2004.

In this book, Prof. Choi reveals the central tenets of traditional

and modern international relations. On that point, the contents are

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a general survey rather than an explicit thesis about Korean

international relations. The book is comprised of four parts. The

first part deals with traditional foreign policy dating back to the

Korean tributary policy towards the Ming dynasty in China. In this

part, Choi considers Pukhak or Northern Learning important in

terms of its practical stance to the Mainland China in traditional

international relations. The second part is about the two skirmishes

with Western powers in 1866 and 1871 and the following the

Korean-Japanese Treaty in 1876. The author follows the traditional

logic when he assessed the Treaty in terms of its shaking the

traditional East Asian world order. The third chapter assesses the

two great political changes, the military mutiny in 1882 and the

Kapsin Coup in 1884. Choi argues that these political turmoils

represented the tension between the traditional tributary and the

modern international law system. After the coup in1884, Korea

experienced the coexistence of the two different world orders, each

based on the traditional hierarchy and equal relations. Analyzing

this bifurcated system, the author shows how the Korean govern-

ment behaved actively and autonomously to protect its own security.

Kang, Man-gil et al. A Comparative Study of Japanese and the

Western Colonial Policies. Seoul: Sunin, 2004.

, , : , 2004.

Prof. Mangil Kang is famous for his long career in research on

the development of Korean nationalism and its modern history.

After he retired from a prestigious higher education institution, Korea

University, he embarked on this colonial study, a project that

required the collaboration of many scholars. This is a part of his

other projects related to the topic. He and other scholars here made

efforts to reveal the diverse experiences that other colonial countries

imposed on the colonized. The authors tried to focus on two

dimensions: the policy of the colonial country and the social

changes of the colonized society.

The first part of this book exposes readers to the colonial policy

level: its ideology and institutions. The case here enumerates the

Japanese, the British, the French and even the U.S. policy over each

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colony. The second part of this book concentrates on the Korean

society and military mobilization. This part also slightly touches on

the Manchu puppet state and the British experience in India. The

contents are not so well systemized, but the real asset of this book

is that it is a rare case of a comparative colonial study. This kind of

research is more than welcome in Korean society regardless of its

research level.

Kim, Young. The Development of the Rice Cultivation in Modern

Manchuria and Migratory Koreans. Seoul: Kukhakjaryowon, 2004.

, , : , 2004.

This book is based on Kim's Ph.D. dissertation, which was

completed in the Department of Korean History at Seoul National

University. This book features several things. The first thing is that

this study deals with a very interesting but not well-known topic:

the Korean migrants who moved to Manchuria after 1875 around

the time that Korea had direct contact with Western powers. Dr.

Kim is a Korean-Chinese, so she is successful in digging into many

Chinese historical documents and showing that the Korean people

were the pioneers in developing paddy agriculture in barren

Manchuria. The second point is that this book also shows the

pattern of Korean migration into the vast region of Manchuria in a

detailed manner. She describes how the Japanese colonial government

set up the policy of Korean migration and rice production. The third

one is very interesting in that she shows the relation between

Korean farmers and Chinese ones. The third one is not fully

developed in this book, but the topic still waits for the students of

this topic.

Kim, Kyong-il et al. Korean Diaspora in Manchurian Cities in the

Early Twentieth Century. Seoul: Y ksa Pipy ngsa, 2004.

, : 20 , :

, 2004.

Four sociologists and historians conducted this research on

Korean people in Manchuria from the late 19th century to the

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colonial period. Regarding the fact that there are few studies related

to Korean people in the region during this time span, this project is

highly recommended. Moreover, even if there are works on Koreans

residing Manchuria, most cover Koreans in rural areas. This trend is

understandable when we see that only 10 percent Koreans stayed in

urban areas. The authors tried to change this research orientation.

As the editor states in the preface, the collection of historical

sources is also based on a field trip, which was conducted from late

April 2002 to early May in 2002. The collection was not satisfactory

to the writers due to the Chinese domestic regulations and situations.

So the book is heavily dependent on public documents such as

statistics and yearbooks. That situation marks this book as the

beginning of this topic rather than the model research in Korea.

This book naturally deals with the Korean people in urban

Manchuria. The reason they studied urban areas is that the cities

reveal complexities in identity. People in cities such as Changchun,

Shenyang, and Harbin, who are the main targets of this study, were

interacting with more individuals from other ethnic groups than

their counterparts in rural areas did. In this regard, this research is

meaningful because previous works tend to focus only on the

Korean people. There are diverse approaches even among the

authors, but their binding factor is that they all tried to reveal the

daily life of the Korean people in urban Manchuria.

Yim, Kyong-suk ed. The Life and Times of Park Heon Young. Seoul:

Y ksa Pipy ngsa, 2004.

, , : , 2004.

This book is a part of the anthological work of Park Heon Young

whose penname is Ij ng, and is edited for the general reader. The

anthological series were also published this year. This book is full of

chronological information and newly found sources about this

renowned native Korean communist who was rejected by both

Koreas for different reasons. The South banned all communist

activities after its inauguration 1948, so it was understandable why

the government expelled Park from public history. But the North

also rejected Park after the Korean War due political in-fighting.

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The result was that the general scholarship disregarded this important

figure in modern Korean history not only in communist history but

also in general history.

Prof. Yim is a young scholar, whose book The Origin of the

Korean Socialism was published in Korea in 2003. He is entitled to

commence this project, so with other young scholars started editing

the anthology since 1993, the year that Prof. Yim finished his Ph.D.

dissertation. As the writer said in the preface, the intention of this

co-authored work is to provide very useful but objective information

to the academic world. This purpose became successful in terms of

the fact that the editors attached historical sources to each

chronological item. In addition to this dimension, the fact that Prof.

Yim stayed in Moscow during 1994 to 1996 for the Russian

documents, adds the persuasive power to this painstaking work. He

and other editors several times conducted interviews with one of

Park's daughters in Russia and a presumed son in Korea, and used

many photographs regarding Park and his family. So it is a useful

source book for students of the modern Korean history.

Koh, Jung-hyu. Syngman Rhee and Korean National Independence

Movement. Seoul: Yonsei University Press, 2004.

, , : , 2004.

Dr. Koh already finished his Ph.D. dissertation related to Syngman

Rhee and his 1920s activities in the U.S. in the early 1990s. This

book expands on the topic because it covers up Dr. Rhee's activities

from the March First Movement in 1919 to the Pacific War. The

research had each chapter dealing with the Rise of Syngman Rhee

after March First Movement, Syngman Rhee's council in the U.S.

and its supporters in Korea during the 1920s and 30s, and his

diplomatic activities for the recognition of the Korean Interim

Government.

Dr. Koh succeeds in showing with whom and how Syngman Rhee

had contact in the course of the independence movement. Also,

even though Dr. Koh is critical of Rhee's political stance, he

objectively tried to clarify who was against later president Syngman

Rhee and from whom this obstinate political leader extracted support.

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This book has several interesting interpretations. For example, the

reason why Dr. Rhee became the first president in Korean Interim

Government in Shanghai was that An Chang-ho, who was another

champion of Korean nationalist movement, calculated that it was

necessary to preserve the Interim Government under his leadership

and to check Dr. Rhee's influence in the U.S.

Another interesting point is that this book connects the domestic

support groups and Dr. Rhee's activities in the U.S. That makes

sense when we consider the fact that this shrewd politician had

relatively tight control over the political situation as soon as he

returned to Korea. Without domestic echoes, he would not have a

power in a short period. This book is an impressive effort in

continuing the research about the first Korean president following

Young-ick Lew.

Shim, Ji-youn and Kim, Il-young. The 50 Year Korean-American Alliance:

Legal Issues and Future Prospects. Seoul: Paiksans dang, 2004.

․ , 50 ― , :

, 2004.

This book aims at elevating Koreans' understanding of Korean-

American relations. It is based on a conference in 2003, which was

held by the Association of the Korean Political and Diplomatic

History. The year was very memorable in terms of the 50th year

from the Armistice between the UN and North Korea. The year also

saw the conclusion of the Korean-American Alliance. Therefore, the

conference was one of the many international and domestic meetings.

But the conference is different from other ones because it invited

many scholars who were able to focus on not only on the present

but also the past and even the future. Another contributing dimension

is that this study compares foreign cases.

This book is composed of three parts: comparative studies on the

legal issues of the Korean-American Alliance, current issues such as

the American military adjustment and North Korean nuclear issues,

and the legal issues on the future of the Alliance. This study gets

rid of the quick assessment of the related issues, and instead gives

more complicated dimensions of the Alliance. Also, the scholars are

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quite famous in Korea; the contributors include Sung-ryol Cho,

Yong-sup Han, Ki-jung Nam, Il-young Kim, Sung-han Kim, Sung-ho

Che, Leun-gwan Lee, and Sung-ju Paik. They are political scientists

and legal scholars. It is very valuable in the current situation in

which many people align themselves either with the Pro-Alliance or

Self-reliance schools because this book gives many practical and

objective insights into the past, the present, and even the future.

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[ Religious Studies ]*4

Yoon, Yee-heum. Hankook Jongyo Yeongu [Korean Religions] 6.

Paju: Jypmoondang, 2004, 422 pp.

, 6, : , 2004, 422 .

This book, one in a series, provides a methodological perspective

on the history of religions in Korea. This volume is divided into two

parts: the first part deals with methodologies while the second part

offers the author's understanding of the history of Korean religions.

In addition, the author discusses a cultural classification system and

recommends the construction of a museum of religions. His diversified

approach demonstrates how religious studies can provide unique

perspectives on understanding Korean culture.

Contents: Introduction; Part 1 The Methodologies of the History

of Religions - Chap. 1 Patterns in the Idea of Divinity: From the

Context of World Religions / Chap. 2 A Structural Understanding of

the Development of World Religions / Chap. 3 Buddhism from the

Viewpoint of Religious Studies / Chap. 4 Cultural Classification /

Chap. 5 A Proposal for the Construction of a Museum of Korean

Religions; Part 2 A Historical Understanding of Korean Religions -

Chap. 1 Methodological Issues in the History of Ancient Korea /

Chap. 2 Studies for a Holistic Understanding of Ancient Korean

Religions / Chap. 3 Religious Thought during the Koryeo Period: its

Characteristics and History / Chap. 4 Joseon Confucianism: A Typical

model of Classical Culture / Chap. 5 Religious Policies and the

Oppression of Korean Religions under Japanese Colonialism / Chap. 6

Korean Religious Plurality / Chap. 7 Diversity and Community of

Korean Religious History

* Written by Choi, Jong-seong, Professor of Religious Studies, S.N.U.

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Geum, Jang-tae. Jugyo sasabg-gwa Jonggyojeok Segye [Confucian

Thought and the Religious World]. Paju: Korean Studies Information

Co., Ltd., 2004, 211 pp.

, , : , 2004, 211 .

Unlike other religions, Confucianism has had to face the question

of whether it constitutes a religion or not. This difficulty has raised

problems in the definition of religion. In discussing Confucian

thought and ritual, the author widens the scope of religion to include

modern life as well as traditional society. Part one deals with

self-cultivation, moral precepts, justice, ritual, and epistemology all

in relation to the spirit of modern times. Part two discusses Confucian

rituals and the Confucian perspective on other religions with the

intent to understand the structure and function of Confucianism.

Contents: Introduction; Part 1 Confucianism and Modern Life -

Chap. 1 Confucianism and Modern Life / Chap. 2 Reflection and

Cultivation in Confucianism / Chap. 3 Loyalty and Filial Piety in

Modern Life / Chap. 4 Confucianism and Societal Justice / Chap. 5

Confucian Ideology in the Modern World / Chap. 6 The Question of

Knowledge in Confucian Learning; Part 2 The Religious World of

Confucianism - Chap. 7 The Structure and Function of Confucianism /

Chap. 8 Traditional Religious Ritual and Modern Religious Conscious-

ness / Chap. 9 The Funeral Ceremony in Confucianism / Chap. 10

Confucian Ritual in the Pre-Qin [ ] Period

Geum, Jang-tae. Hankook Jugyo-ui Yeenyom-gwa Seohak Munje

[The Problem of Korean Confucian Ideasand Western-Learning].

Paju: Korean Studies Information Co., Ltd., 2004, 181 pp.

, , : , 2004, 181 .

This book deals with the history of Confucian orthodoxy and the

ideal of the learned man's virtuous spirit, which is considered the

essence and vitality of Confucianism. The author then tries to

understand the characteristics and the logic of Confucian thought by

inquiring into the modality of the relationship between Western

culture and the Confucian culture of the late Joseon.

Contents: Introduction; Part 1 The Orthodoxy of Korean Confucianism

and Critical Consciousness - Chap. 1 The Confucian Order and the

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Realization of Confucian Ideology in Joseon Society / Chap. 2 The

Anti-Buddhism Movement of Seonggyukwan Students under the

Reign of King Jungjong / Chap. 3 Toigye's Critique of Yang Ming /

Chap. 4 Lee Hyun-il's Theory of the Four Natures and Seven

Feelings / Chap. 5 Hong Dae-yong's Theory of Art and Practical

Learning / Part 2 Confucianism and Western Learning in the Late

Joseon Dynasty - Chap. 6 Introduction of Catholicism and Earlier

Modern Thought / Chap. 7 The Conflict between Catholicism and

Confucianism during the Joseon Period / Chap. 8 An Jeong-bok's

Critique of Western Learning / Chap. 9 Jeong Yak-yong's Theory of

Yi Xue [ ] and Western Learning /Chap. 10 The Theory Regarding

the Life and Death of the Spirit: The Debate between Confucianism

and Western Learning

Noh, Kil-myong et al. Hanguk Minjok Jonggyo Woondongsa [The

History of New National Religious Movements in Traditional Korea].

Seoul: Association for Korean Native New Religions. 2003, 399 pp.

, , : , 2003, 399 .

This book is a collection of papers by four scholars on new

religious movements in Korea in the modern period. Each author

deals with religious movements during three respective historical

periods: after the opening of Korea, under Japanese rule, and after

the restoration of independence. Accordingly, this book sheds light

on the responses of new Korean religions to Western culture, Japanese

colonialism, recent union movements, and the reorganization of

religions.

Contents: Part 1 Modern Korea and the New Religious Movements -

Chap. 1 Development in Korean New Religious Movements / Chap. 2 The

Life and Teachings of the Founders / Chap. 3 The Characteristics of

Religious Thought in the New Korean Religions / Chap. 4 The

Mission of the New Korean Religion; Part 2 New Korean Religious

Movements During the Opening of Korea - Chap. 1 Beginnings of

Religious Movements During the Opening of Korea and their Social

Background / Chap. 2 Suun Choi Je-u's Understanding of the Period

and the Donghak Reform Movement / Chap. 3 The Donghak Movement

and the Equality of Human Rights / Chap. 4 Suun's Influence on the

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Donghak Revolution and the Korean Resistance Army / Chap. 5

Jeungsan Kang Il-sun's Founding of a Religion and His Social

Reform Movement / Chap. 6 Jeungsangyo and the Equality of the

People / Chap. 7 The Cheondogyo Reform Movement / Chap. 8 Hongam

Na Cheol's Renewal of Daejonggyo and its Nationalism; Part 3 New

Religious Movements under Japanese Colonial Rule - Chap. 1

Japanese Colonial Policies and Korean New Religions / Chap. 2

Religious Movements during the Japanese Colonial Era / Chap. 3

Japanese Oppression and the Responses of New Korean Religions;

Part 4 The Reconstruction of Religious Orders and the Unification

Movement after the Restoration of Independence - Chap. 1 The

Rebuilding of Religious Society after the Restoration of Independence /

Chap. 2 The Creation of New Religious Orders after the Restoration

of Independence and The Unification of Religious Orders /Chap. 3 The

Unification Movement and North-South Exchanges / Chap. 4 The

Social Activities of Korean New Religions / Chap 5 Movements in Art

and the Academy; Appendix

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[ Art History ]*5

Kim, Jeong-suk. Heungseon Daewon-gun Yi Ha-eung-ui yesul segye

[The Art of Heungseon Daewon-gun Yi Ha-eung]. Seoul: Iljisa, 2004.

, , : , 2004.

This book is based on a dissertation by Kim Jeong-suk, who

received her Ph. D. from the Academy of Korean Studies. It is the

first thorough investigation of the artistic achievement of Yi

Ha-eung, a powerful politician who was also a master of ink orchid

paintings in the late Joseon period. Rather than offering another

historical assessment of Yi's life in the spheres of Korean politics

and government, which has been the subject of most previous

studies of Yi Ha-eung, Kim examines how Yi endured difficult years

by drawing orchid paintings and how his unique artistic style

developed during the dynamic changes in his political life. In

addition to providing a chronological discussion of Yi's orchid paintings,

the author also examines Yi's calligraphy and the problem of the

authenticity of artworks now attributed to him.

Contents: Introduction /Chap. 1 Yi Ha-eung's Life and the Philosophy

of Art / Chap. 2 The Origin of the Style of Yi Ha-eung's Ink Orchid

Paintings / Chap. 3 Searching for a Distinctive Style in Ink Orchid

Paintings / Chap. 4 Ink Orchid Paintings during His Stay in Baodingfu

in the Qing / Chap. 5 Stone and Orchid Paintings during His Years at

Unhyeon Palace / Chap. 6 The Formal Characteristics of Yi Ha-eung's

Ink Orchid Paintings / Chap. 7 Yi Ha-eung's Calligraphy / Chap. 8

The Legacy of Yi Ha-eung's Ink Orchid Style and the Problem of

Authenticity / Conclusion.

* Written by Kim, Haewon, Curator, National Museum of Korea.

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Jeon, Ho-tae. Goguryeo gobun byeokhwa-ui segye [The World of

Goguryeo Tomb Murals]. Seoul: Seoul National University Press, 2004.

, , : , 2004.

This timely volume on Goguryeo tomb murals, published closely

following their recent inclusion in the World Heritage List, is

arguably the first comprehensive guide to the subject. The author

Jeon Ho-tae is a professor of art history at Ulsan University, and

has been working on Goguryeo tomb murals for more than fifteen

years. Drawing on his extensive study of the tomb murals, he gives

succinct and clear explanations on the medium, the tomb structure,

the historical background, the formal and stylistic characteristics

and the discovery of the tomb murals. The book is also notable for

its rich color plates and detailed bibliography.

Contents: Chap. 1 The Definition of Tomb Murals / Chap. 2

Chinese Funerary Art and Its Dissemination in Northeast Asia /

Chap. 3 Goguryeo Culture and Its Tomb Murals / Chap. 4 The

Rediscovery of Goguryeo Tomb Murals and Their Locations /

Characteristics of Goguryeo Tomb Murals during the Early Phase /

Chap. 5 The International Status of Goguryeo in the 5th Century and

the Characteristics of Goguryeo Culture / Chap. 6 Goguryeo Tomb

Murals during the Middle Phase / Chap. 7 Goguryeo Society in the

6-7th Centuries and the Characteristics of the Tomb Murals in the

Late Phase / Chap. 8 The Present and the Future of Goguryeo Tomb

Murals.

Jang, Chung-sik. Han-guk bulgyo misul yeon-gu [A Study of Korean

Buddhist Art]. Seoul: Sigongsa, 2004.

, , : , 2004.

This book is a collection of the twenty most important articles

written by Jang Chung-sik, Professor of Art History at Dongguk

University, over the last thirty years. As one of the earliest specialists

in Buddhist art, he wrote a number of articles on various types of

Buddhist art, including sculptures, paintings, crafts, sutra copies and

stone architecture.

Contents: Chap. 1 Buddhist Sculpture: Regarding an Old Inquiry /

hap. 2 Stone Architecture: A Reinterpretation of the Structure and

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Decoration / Chap. 3 Buddhist Painting: Understanding Buddhist

Iconography / Chap. 4 Buddhist Crafts: A Reconsideration of the

Aesthetics of Jang-eom (Religious Embellishment) / Chap. 5 The Art

of Sutra Writings and the Discovery of Textual Documents / Chap. 6

The Study of Stele Inscriptions and the Memorabilia of the Three

Kingdoms.

Art History Association of Korea, ed. Goryeo misul-ui daeoegyoseop

[Artistic Exchanges during the Goryeo Dynasty]. Seoul: Yegyeong,

2004.

, , : , 2004.

This volume is based on the proceedings of the 8th National

Conference of Art History organized by the Art History Association

of Korea in 2002. It includes eight papers on the various fields of

Goryeo art, including painting, calligraphy, Buddhist painting,

sculpture, metal works, ceramics, and wooden architecture. Focusing

on the international aspects of Goryeo art, the papers attempts to

identify its originality and its significance in the context of East

Asian art.

Contents: Chap. 1 The International Aspect of Goryeo Paintings:

Case Studies of Viewing Paintings in a Spring Garden and Writing

on Fans in a Autumn Garden / Chap. 2 Goryeo Calligraphy and the

Calligraphy Styles of the Song and Yuan /Chap. 3 The International

Aspect of Goryeo Buddhist Paintings / Chap. 4 Relations between

Chinese Buddhist Sculptures and Goryeo Buddhist Sculptures / Chap. 5

The Metal Works of the Goryeo Period in the Context of the

Cultural Exchanges with China / Chap. 6 Early Goryeo Ceramics in the

Context of the Cultural Exchanges with China /Chap. 7 Wooden

Architecture in the Goryeo Period in the Context of International

Exchanges / Chap. 8 Discussions.

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[ History of Science ]*6

Kim, Yung Sik and Kim Geun-Bae Ed. Geunhyeondae Hanguksahoe-ui

Gwahak (Science in Modern Korean Society). Seoul: Changbi Publishers,

1998, 363 pp.

․ , , : , 1998, 363

.

The history of modern Korean science is a subject to which no

small importance has been attached but only a little has been

known about till now. This field started only in the late 1980s and

is still in its embryonic stage. This book is the first collection of

scholarly papers on the subject, over half of which are revised

versions of young scholars' master's theses. It encompasses the

period from the last decades of the 19th century called the

“Enlightenment” era to the 1960s, and mainly investigates the social,

educational, and institutional aspects of modern Korean science

rather than its contents.

Part 1 deals with the various efforts to assimilate Western science in

the last stage of the Joseon dynasty. Park's papers survey such

efforts mainly using the articles in newspapers of the day. Shin and

Kim reappraise the role and limits of the Korean government in the

establishment and management of Jejungwon (the first modern hospital

in Korea) and the introduction of electric facilities.

Papers in Part 2 discuss the scientific activities conducted during

the colonial period. These papers examine the harsh conditions of the

colony under which the activities of Korean scientists and scientific

organizations were conducted, and investigates the relation between

* Written by Her, Yoon Seop, Ph.D. Candidate, Program in History and Philosophy of Science, S.N.U.

This is the first time for the books of this field to be introduced in BOOK NOTES, so I included here not only the books published in 2004 but also some important books published after 1998.

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the conditions and the spheres and directions of the activities.

Part 3 explores the processes and backgrounds of the establish-

ment of two key institutions, The Office of Atomic Energy and

KIST, which played important roles in the development of Korean

science in the latter half of the 20th century.

Contents: Part 1 Encounter with and Assimilation of Western

Science - Assimilation of Science in the ‘Enlightenment' Period, Park

Seong-Rae; Perceptions of Modern Science in Hanseongsunbo and

Hanseongjubo, Park Seong-Rae; Myths and Realities of Jejungwon,

Shin Dongwon; Electricity Projects during the Great Han Empire

Period, Kim Yeon Hee / Part 2 Suffering of Colonial Science and

Responses to It - The Establishment and Management of Gyeongseong

Technical High School, Jeong In Kyong; Butterfly-taxonomy of Seok

Jumyeong and ‘the Korean Biology', Moon Manyong; The Society of

Invention of Kim Yonggwan and the Science Movement, Lim

Jong-tae / Part 3 Formation and Problems of Modern Korean Science -

The Emergence of Atomic Institute in Korea and Its background,

Koh Dae Seung; The Establishment of KIST and the Role of the

U.S., Kim Geun-Bae; Characteristics of and Reflections on Science

in Korea, Kim Yung Sik

Park, Seong-Rae. Hanguksa-edo Gwahak-i Itneunga [Has There Also

Been Science in the History of Korea]. Seoul: Kyobo Book Centre,

1998, 319 pp.

, , : , 1998, 319 .

This book written by Park Seong-Rae, a senior leading historian

of Korean science, was originally written as a series of online

lectures on the history of Korean science, and this is his second

survey on this subject, the first one being Hangukgwahaksa

[History of Science in Korea], which was published in 1983.

This book deals with several important topics from ancient times

to the 20th century, the studies on many of which he has led or

participated in, in 24 chapters. And in the last chapter he refers to

his well-known “discourse on national science.” Though written as

an introductory textbook, this book strongly reflects Park's own

viewpoints and contains several of his radical arguments.

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Contents: 1. Has There Also Been Science in the History of

Korea?; 2. Was Cheomseongdae an Altar?; 3. People Who Dealt with

Iron and Stone: the Depth of Science; 4. Was Science in Ancient

Japan Transmitted from Korea in the Three Kingdoms Period?;

5. Who Created Daranigyeong [sutra]?; 6. Is Pungsujiri [Geomancy)

Also an Science?; 7. Was Gunpowder Invented by Choe Museon?;

8. The Level of Achievements in Astronomy during the Reign of

King Sejong; 9. The Knowledge a Guest from Joseon Imparted to

Japanese Scholars; 10. Indigenous Biosciences of King Sejong;

11. Politics as Seen in the Records of Natural Phenomena; 12. Did

Silhak [ , Practical Learning] Scholars Advocate Western Science?;

13. Encounters with Western Science; 14. What and How Much Did We

Know?; 15. How Much Did We Lag Behind Japan in the 19th

Century?; 16. Did Daewongun [Father of King Gojong] Only Insist

on an Isolationist Policy?; 17. What Kind of Scientific Activities

Were There in Joseon?; 18. What Was ‘Science' Called One

Hundred Years Ago?; 19. Is a Yangban Still a Yangban Even Though

His Country Falls?; 20. The ‘Popularization of Science' under the

Japanese Regime; 21. Science to the Servants in the Colony?;

22. ‘Studying Abroad Because of the Korean War' and ‘Returning

Scientists because of the Vietnamese War'; 23. The Science and

Non-Science of Korea in a Scientific Age; 24. Has Science Really No

Frontier?

Jeon, Sang-woon. Hangukgwahaksa-ui Saeroun Ihae [A New Under-

standing of the History of Korean Science]. Seoul: Yonsei University

Press, 1998, 681 pp.

, , : , 1998, 681 .

Jeon Sang-woon is the author of the famous general survey on

the history of Korean science, The History of Korean Science and

Technology (English version of this book is Science and Technology in

Korea: Instruments and Techniques (Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press,

1974). This book is a collection of papers written for over 30 years

after the publication of the book.

Papers in this book can be divided into two groups: the papers

published between the 1960s and the 1980s, and others written in

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the 1990s. The former papers are largely concrete and positive

works based on literary analyses and actual surveys and measure-

ments of remains. The latter papers contain “big narratives” which

include the author's own understanding and interpretation of the

history of Korean science. Throughout, the author tries to correct

the distorted views made by Japanese scholars on the history of

Korean science.

Contents: Chap. 1 A New Understanding of the History of Korean

Science / Chap. 2 Science in Ancient Korea / Chap. 3 Science and

Technology in the Goryeo Dynasty / Chap. 4 Science of Jungin [ ]

and Technology of Artisan

Jeon, Sang-woon. A History of Science in Korea. Seoul: Jipmoondang,

1998, 396 pp.

This book is a new edition of his famous general survey on the

history of Korean science and technology, Science and Technology in

Korea: Instruments and Techniques (Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press,

1974) with slight revisions and additions. Adopting modern classifica-

tion of the fields, this book mainly examines the instruments and

techniques. The author tries to give a new light on the achievements

and importance of the science during the reign of King Sejong in

the 15th century.

Contents: Introduction / Chap. 1 Astronomy - 1. Characteristics of

Astronomy in Korea; 2. Astronomical Concepts of the Universe;

3. Rotating-Earth Theories of Joseon Dynasty Scholars; 4. Astrono-

mical Charts; 5. Ancient Observation in Korea; 6. Sundials; 7. Clepsydras;

8. Incense Clocks; 9. Armillary Spheres and Clocks; 10. Astronomical

Instruments of the Joseon Dynasty; 11. Calendars and Time Measure-

ment; 12. Observation of Celestial Phenomena / Chap. 2 Meteorology -

1. Emergence of Agricultural Meteorology; 2. Refinement of the Method

of Rainfall Measurement; 3. Other Meteorological Observations /Chap. 3

Crafts and Technology; 1. Elementary Physics and Its Application;

2. Power Machines; 3. Mechanical Clocks; 4. Printing Technology;

5. Modern Firearms; 6. Shipbuilding Technology; 7. Civil Engineering

and Architectural Technology; 8. Metal Handicrafts and Mining;

9. Methods of Refining Metals in the Joseon Dynasty; 10. Copper

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Alloys and Other Metal Compounds; 11. Korean Alchemy and Medicine;

12. Paper-making Techniques; 13. Gunpowder; 14. Ceramics / Chap. 4

Geography and Cartography - 1. Geography of Ancient and Medieval

Times; 2. Geography in the Early Joseon Dynasty; 3. Geographical

Compendia of the Early Joseon Dynasty; 4. The Use of Surveys;

5. Treatises on Geography in the Sixteenth Century; 6. The Taengniji

of Yi Chung-hwan; 7. Introduction of New Maps of the World; 8. Maps

in the Later Joseon Dynasty

Park, Seong-Rae. Portents and Politics in Korean History. Seoul:

Jipmoondang, 1998, 293 pp.

In this book, a published version of the author's doctoral disserta-

tion completed in 1977 at Hawaii University, the author examines

the relation between ideas and practices related to portents (unusual

natural phenomena) and politics from the Three Kingdoms period

to the Joseon period.

According to the author, the development of the Neo-Confucianism

in Korea led to an introduction of Neo-Confucian portentism, but it

was not until the late 15th century that Neo-Confucian portentism

emerged victorious over the former attitudes toward portents, when

the Neo-Confucian orthodoxy which had a strong tendency toward

ethocracy was established. According to Neo-Confucian portentism,

portents were a mirror to reflect the moral attainment of the

government, especially the ruler. So the appearance of portents was

interpreted as an institutional channel for remonstrance to protect the

government from an absolute monarch.

But in the later Joseon period when the king was less despotic,

portentism had lost its function. The author says that political

portentology ran its full and most productive life-cycle between 1392

and 1519 in Korea.

Contents: Chap. 1 Portentography in Korea - 1. Samguksagi;

2. Goryeosa; 3. The Sillok of the Joseon Dynasty; 4. Stages of Portento-

graphy / Chap. 2 Portents in Korean History - 1. Omens; 2. Auspices;

3. Recapitulations / Chap. 3 The Rise of Confucian Portentology in

Korea - 1. Portentology in Chinese Philosophy; 2. Portents and

Politics in Goryeo Confucianism; 3. Traditional Exorcism in the

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Early Joseon Period; 4. Portents and Korean Kingship /Chap. 4 Portents

and Neo-Confucian Politics in Korea, 1392-1519 - 1. The Growth of

Confucianism and Portents Politics ― Kings Taejong and Sejong;

2. Reaction to Confucian Portentology ― Kings Sejo and Seongjong;

3. The Birth of Neo-Confucian Portentism― King Seongjong; 4. Violent

Reactions to Neo-Confucianism― King Yeonsan; 5. Victory of Neo-

Confucianism― King Jungjong / Conclusion

Yu, Gyeongno. Hanguk Cheonmunhaksa Yeongu [Studies on the

History of Korean Astronomy]. Seoul: Nokdu, 1999, 392 pp.

, : , : , 1999,

392 .

The late professor Yu Gyeongno, a pioneering scholar in the

history of Korean astronomy, made a remarkable contribution to the

translation and annotation of the classical texts in Korean astronomy,

represented by the translation and annotation of Chiljeongsan [

, The Calculation of the Motions of the Seven Governors].

This book is his posthumous collection of articles on the history

of Korean astronomy previously published in various journals and

some unpublished manuscripts. Part 5, appendices to this volume,

contains his chronological personal history, lists of his writings, and

memorial writings for him.

Contents: Part 1 An Outline of the History of Korean Astronomy /

Part 2 Understanding the Original Texts / Part 3 Astronomy in the

Joseon Period / Part 4 Miscellaneous Records Written in a Study

Room / Part 5 Appendices

Jeon, Sang-woon. Hangukgwahaksa [A History of Korean Science].

Seoul: Science Books, 2000, 442 pp.

, , : , 2000, 442 .

This book, the author's second survey on this subject, integrates

the author's 35 years of studies on the history of traditional Korean

science and technology. The introduction sketches out the history of

Korean science in chronological order accompanied by many

colorful photographs. In chapters 1-4, titled as ”Sciences of the

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Heavens,” “Sciences of Earth and Fire,” “Printing Technology in

Korea,” “Sciences of the Earth,” the author gives general informa-

tion on various topics of the history of traditional Korean science

and technology to suggest several new interpretations and hypotheses.

In the following chapters, he deals with the relation between ancient

Korean science and its Japanese counterpart (chap. 5), and the lives

and achievements of scientists in the Joseon period (chap. 6).

The strength of this book lies in the combination of scientific

examinations of techniques and artifacts (analysis of composition,

restoration of remains, etc.) and historical approaches to them and

in rich illustrations.

Contents: Introduction / Chap. 1 Sciences of the Heavens / Chap. 2

Sciences of Earth and Fire / Chap. 3 Printing Technology in Korea /

Chap. 4 The Earth Sciences / Chap. 5 Ancient Japan and Korean

Science / Chap. 6 Lives and Achievements of Scientists in the Joseon

Period

Muhn, Joong-Yang. Joseon Hugi-ui Surihak-gwa Suridamron [The Hydro-

Agricultural Knowledge in the Late Joseon]. Seoul: Jipmoondang,

2000, 308 pp.

, , : , 2000, 308 .

This book is a revised version of the author's doctoral dissertation. In

this book the author introduces a field of study in traditional Korea

which has not been properly examined or even recognized. He

names it “Hydro-Agricultural Knowledge” [ ], that is, a study

on water-utilization in agriculture.

The author maintains that Hydro-Agricultural Knowledge was a

specialized and established branch of agricultural studies in tradi-

tional China which developed during the Sung and Yuan period in

the lower Yangtze region and was systematized in Wang Zhen Nong

Shu (1313) and synthesized in Nong Zheng Quan Shu (1639). The

author criticizes the previous studies by Needham et al. for the

point that they classified the knowledge involved in the field into

the two modern categories, mechanical engineering and civil engineering,

and did not recognize that they accounted for a specialized field of

study.

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Knowledge of water-utilization in south China began to be

introduced to Korea from the late Goryeo period, but, the author

argues, it was not until the late 18th century that Korean scholars

began to pay any serious attention to it. The author seeks the

reason of the retardation mainly in the differences between the

natural environment of south China and that of Joseon.

Then in chapters 2 and 3, the author deals with the reasons why

Hydro-Agricultural Knowledge came into the academic world of

Joseon in late 18th century. He suggests two causes. The more

important one was the reappraisal of the field by scholars such as

Seo Myeongeung; they began to consider it as a field worth serious

study. The less important one was the social need to increase

irrigation facilities; until the 18th century, the wet paddy fields had

become the central component of Korean agriculture, so the promotion

of water-utilization had become an urgent problem.

King Jeongjo's command in 1798 served as a good opportunity.

He ordered all the central and local officials and scholars to present

treatises on water-utilization, and many of them discussed the

advanced hydro-agricultural technology contained in Chinese agricultural

treatises.

In the 19th century, all the discussions and knowledge on Hydro-

Agricultural Knowledge in Korea were synthesized in Seo Yugu's

great agricultural treatise Imwongyeongjeji.

Contents: Introduction /Chap. 1 A Prehistory of Hydro-Agricultural

Knowledge in Korea; The Formation of Chinese Hydro-Agricultural

Knowledge; Water-utilization in Korea Before the 18th Century:

Natural Circumstances, Agriculture, and Irrigation / Chap. 2 The

Emergence of ‘Hydro-Agricultural Knowledge' in the Late Eighteenth

Century; The Emergence of Hydro-Agricultural Knowledge in the

Middle of the Eighteenth Century; Seo Myeongeung's Study on

Hydro-Agricultural Knowledge; The Hydro-Agricultural Knowledge

of Bak Jiwon and Seo Hosu / Chap. 3 Discourses on the Promotion

of Water-utilization during the Reign of King Jeongjo; The Royal

Command in 1798 and Hydro-Agricultural Policy; Discourses on

Constructing Dikes and Digging Small Canals; Discourses on Water-

pumps / Chap. 4 Discourses on Water-utilization and R&D of Water-

pump in the Early Nineteenth Century; Fragmentary Knowledge and

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Introductory Description: U Hayeong and Jeong Yakyong; Research

and Development of Water-pumps: Ha Baekwon and Choe Han-gi /

Chap. 5 The Synthesis of Hydro-Agricultural Knowledge in Joseon:

Seo Yugu's Imwongyeongjeji /Conclusion /Appendix 1: Irrigation Facilities

and Water-pump in Wang Zhen Nong Shu / Appendix 2: Western

Style Water-pump in Ta Hsi Shu Fa

Na, Il-seong. Hanguk Cheonmunhaksa [the History of Korean Astronomy].

Seoul: Seoul National University Press, 2000. xxx+245 pp.

, , : , 2000, xxx+245 .

The author, an astronomer, has studied the history of Korean

astronomy for a long time, though not as a professional historian.

This book offers some basic and useful information and raw

materials on several main topics of the history of Korean astronomy

with many photos.

Contents: Chap. 1 The Beginning of the Story /Chap. 2 Observatories

and Astronomical Bureaus / Chap. 3 Astronomical Charts / Chap. 4

King Sejong's Astronomical Instruments and After / Chap. 5 The

Inventions of Clepsydra and Meteorology / Chap. 6 The Changes of

the Calendrical System and Various Calendars

Kim, Ho. Heo Jun-ui Donguibogam Yeongu [A Study on Heo Jun's

Donguibogam]. Seoul: Iljisa, 2000, 318 pp.

, , : , 2000, 318 .

This book is a slightly revised version of the author's doctoral

dissertation with an enlarged introduction. The two main purposes

of this book are to investigate the historical backgrounds of the

compilation of Donguibogam [ , The Precious Mirror of

Oriental Medicine], the most important medical book during the

Joseon period, and its medical discourse. Emphasizing the importance

and necessity of “understanding in historical context,” the author

explores varied medical, intellectual, and social backgrounds in which

the book was compiled. They include an increase of knowledge of

indigenous herbs [ ], the importation of new medicine from Ming

China, the intellectual trend of harmonization of Confucianism,

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Buddhism and Taoism, abnormal climatic changes, frequent outbreaks

of plagues, and the Japanese invasions.

According to the author, by Heo Jun's [ ] day (circa 1600) the

development of the discourse on Korean indigenous herbs [ ],

originating from the late Goryeo-early Joseon period, had reached a

considerable level. The discourse made it possible to replace original

Chinese herbs by indigenous herbs cultivated or gathered in Korea

at relatively low cost. Until then it had been necessary to assimilate

the new medicine which was based on the theoretical medical ideas

of Jin-Yuan periods and imported from Ming China. Moreover, the

Korean-Japanese wars, in addition to the abnormal fluctuations of

climate and frequent outbreaks of plagues named Onyeok [ ] in

the late 16th century, made the synthesis of the two streams of

medicine a more urgent task.

In chapter 2 the author makes corrections on the life of Heo Jun

by tracing the intellectual roots of the book. He maintains as

follows: an unorthodox intellectual trend of harmonization of

Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism [ ] appeared in the late

16th century among the scholars influenced by the master Seo

Gyeongdeok. Heo Jun was closely associated with some of them,

and the association gave the book a serious Taoist color.

According to the book, the most important category in the

medical discourse in Donguibogam is Jeong [ ]. Heo Jun classified

all parts of human body into the inside and outside according to

their relation to Jeong, and even categorized human beings into

reproductive man [ ], reproductive woman [ ] and non-reproductive

child [ ] by the same criterion (Chap. 3).

Lastly, in chapter 4, the author deals with the use of Donguibogam

in the 17th and 18th centuries. During the late Joseon period

specialized medical books which dealt with one specific subfield of

medicine respectively and several general compendiums appeared

and were used by many private medical practitioners. What is

important here is that most of them were based on Donguibogam.

So it is possible to regard them as new versions of Donguibogam.

Thus popularized, the author says, the reputation and authority of

Donguibogam became established.

Contents: Introduction / 1. Plagues and Medicine before Donguibogam /

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2. Life of Heo Jun and the Compilation of Donguibogam / 3. Body

Discourse and Classification of Nature in Donguibogam / 4. Dissemina-

tion and Use of Donguibogam / Conclusion

Shin, Dongwon. Joseon Saram Heo Jun: Sangsang-ui Heo Jun Yeoksa

sok-ui Heo Jun [A Man of Joseon, Heo Jun: Heo Jun Imagined, Heo

Jun in History]. Seoul: The Hankyoreh Shinmun, 2001, 350 pp.

, : , : , 2001,

350 .

The author is a leading scholar and prolific writer in the field of

the history of Korean medicine and health care and he has spent

more than 10 years working on Heo Jun's medical works. In the

meantime he published several articles on the subject and co-

authored a book, Hangwon-euro Ingneun Donguibogam (Donguibogam

in one volume), which explains the medicine in Heo Jun's main

work Donguibogam indetail but easily. The present volume aims at

a biography of Heo Jun on the basis of the author's previous

researches on the life and medicine of him. Focuses are laid on the

analysis of Heo Jun's medical works.

Part 1 corrects some fallacies about the life and medicine of Heo

Jun most of which arise from the strong but misleading impressions

made by the famous novel Soseol Donguibogam and the much

more famous TV drama Heo Jun. The author also points out and

criticizes several fallacies in the researches of scholars, especially

those in the latest one by Kim Ho. It will be interesting to read

these two books in comparison with each other.

Part 2 is a short biography of Heo Jun and deals with the birth,

learning, government service, medical activities and writing and

publication of medical works of Heo Jun.

The crucial part of this volume is part 3, which examines the

features and medical significances of Donguibogam in various ways.

The author finds Donguibogam's originality and excellence in its

ways of composition centered not on the disease but on the human

body and its efficient cross-reference system, etc.

Lastly, part 4 examines the motives of the compilation, contents

and medical values of the other six medical works of Heo Jun.

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Contents: Prologue: Heo Jun Imagined, Heo Jun in History / Part

1 False Heo Jun, Real Heo Jun; What We Know Wrongly About the

Medicine of Heo Jun; What We Know Wrongly About the Life of

Heo Jun; Traces of His Life and Its Authenticity; For a Heated

Discussion / Part 2 A Short Biography of Heo Jun: His Life, Medicine

and Scholarship; Laying the Foundations of His Medicine and

Learning; Advancing Over the Status Barrier; I Just Do My Best in

Diagnosis and Treatment; Rising to the Highest Medical Authority /

Part 3 Why Donguibogam?; From the Beginning to the Completion

of the Project; Principles of Composition of Donguibogam; Cross-

reference System of Donguibogam; One of the Most Important Three

Books in East Asian Traditional Medicine? / Part 4 Heo Jun's Basic

Medicine, Folk Medicine and Epidemiology; Correcting Errors in Pulse

Palpation, Chandobangronmaekgyeoljipseong; Rearrangement of First-aid

Medicine, Eonhaegugeupbang; Necessary for Pregnancy and Delivery,

Eonhaetaesanjipyo; Challenging the God of Smallpox, Eonhaeduchangjipyo;

Innovation of Korean Epidemiology, Sinchanbyeokonbang; Scarlet Fever

Study in the History of World Diseases, Byeokyeoksinbang / Epilogue:

A Man of Joseon, Heo Jun

Lee, Jong Bong, Hangukjungsae Doryanghyeongje Yeongu [Study on

the System of Weights and Measures in Medieval Korea]. Seoul:

Hyean, 2001, 342 pp.

, , : , 2001, 342 .

The study on the system of weights and measures [ ]-the

means to measure the quantity of things such as length, capacity,

and weight, and the units for the measurement is a foundation for

the studies in many historical fields such as socio-economic history

and architectural history. But so far, relatively little research has

been carried out on the subject in Korea. These conditions are liable

to lead to mistakes in historical interpretations, for example, overestima-

tion of the development of production power in agriculture. This is

why the author moved his research subject from agricultural history

as a subfield of socioeconomic history to the system of weights and

measures.

This book, a revised version of the author's doctoral dissertation, is

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the first book-length monograph on the system of weights and

measures in the Goryeo period. The most important reason for the

inactivity of the study on this subject has been the shortage of

historical materials. To overcome this problem, the author compares

records such as monumental inscriptions with existent relics, and

uses historical records of the later days and research on the system

in China.

In chapters 2 to 4, he explores comprehensively the system of

weights and measures during the time from Unified Silla to early

Joseon, and the periods and reasons of the changes of the system.

On the basis of these exploration, he investigates the changes of the

Gyeolbu system [ ], a system for measuring the area of land,

in the following chapter.

Contents: Chap. 1 Introduction / Chap. 2 The System of Linear

Measurements and the Change of Standard Rulers / Chap. 3 The

System of Capacity Measurements and the Change of Capacity Units /

Chap. 4 The System of Weight Measurements and the Change of

Weight Units / Chap. 5 Characteristics and Changes of the Gyeolbu

System / Chap. 6 Conclusion

Park, Seong-Rae, Shin, Dongwon and Oh, Dong Hoon, et al. Uri

Gwahak Baeknyeon [One Hundred Years of Our Science]. Seoul:

Hyeonamsa, 2001, 359 pp.

․ ․ , 100 , : , 2001, 359 .

This book is one of a series of works on Korean culture and art

in the 20th century sponsored by a cultural foundation. It deals with

the history of Korean science from the late 19th century, when Korea

began to import Western science until the late 20th century, and is

the first historical survey on the subject. Written by scholars

majoring in this field and based on recent achievements of study,

this book reveals the current level of scholarship in this field,

though written for the general readership.

Contents: Part 1 Science and Technology in the Last Years of

Joseon; Science and Technology circa 1900: From the ‘Opening the

Country' Period to the ‘Enlightenment' Period; Science and Technology

in the Great Han Empire Period; Hospitals in the Last Years of

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Joseon / Part 2 Science and Technology in the Japanese Colonial

Era; The Japanese Colonial Rule and Science Education; The Society

of Invention and the Formation of Scientific Discourses; Medicine in

the Japanese Colonial Era / Part 3 Science and Technology after the

Liberation; The World of Science and Technology after the Liberation;

The Introduction of Atomic Power and the Promotion of Nuclear

Power Generation; KIST and the Emergence of New Research

Institutes of Science and Technology; The Establishment of New

Educational Institutes of Science and Technology: KAIST and PUST /

Part 4 Lives of Scientists in Modern Korea; ‘The Korean Biologist'

Seok Jumyeong; Agriculturist of Our Nation U Jangchun; Lee

Seunggi and ‘Juche Fiber' Vinalon; A World Leading Scientist from

Korea Lee Hwiso / Part 5 Concluding Remarks

Shin, Dongwon. Hoyeolja, Joseon-eul Seupgyeokhada: Mom-gwa

Uihak-ui Hanguksa [Cholera Raids Joseon: A Korean History of the

Body and Medicine]. Seoul: Yeoksabipyeongsa, 2004, 376 pp.

, , : , : , 2004,

376 .

This book covers a wide range of topics in the history of Korean

medicine and health care, but its main attention is given to

exploring the medical-social-cultural processes and meanings of the

change from the traditional conditions to the modern conditions

concerning the body, disease and health care.

This book consists of three parts. Part 1 focuses on the bodies

inpain. First, the plagues are investigated as an important cause of

massive death and sufferings in the past. The most terrible one in

the 19th century was, the author says, hoyeolja [ , cholera]. The

book then discusses the modern health care system. According to

the author, the modern sanitary administration based on germ

theory also caused another kind of pain especially under Japanese

rule, though it really helped diminish the sufferings of people from

plagues significantly. According to the author, strengthening the

control of infectious diseases by sanitary police in the name of

“hygiene” was also strengthening the surveillance of everyday life of

Korean people by colonial authorities.

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Part 2 deals with several topics on medical treatments such as

the official medical institutions in the Joseon period, hospitals

established in the last days of the Joseon dynasty, women healing

experts called uinyeo [ ], and famous household first-aid medicines.

Part 3 is devoted to a re-examination of several significant

problems in the history of Korean medicine. One issue is the place

of Korean medicine in the tradition of East Asian medicine. “Korean

medicine in East Asian medicine” is a new framework proposed by

the author to replace the old one, “Korean medicine vs. Chinese

medicine.” Another problem is the relation between traditional

Korean herbal medicine and Western medicine in modern Korea.

Western medicine, which began to be introduced from early 19th

century, is the mainstream of Korean medicine today. Under these

circumstances the importation of Western medicine has been the

most important topic in the study of the history of modern Korean

medicine so far. But the author reexamines the changes of the relative

importance of traditional medicine and Western medicine since the

19th century. In doing so, the author tries to redress the over-

estimation by earlier scholars of the meaning of the importation of

Western medicine and reappraising the role and influence of the

Korean herbal medicine underestimated so far. His argument is that

it was not until the medical policies of Japanese colonial govern-

ment began to be administered that the hegemony of Western

medicine was established.

Contents: Part 1 A History of the Body in Pain / Part 2 Medical

Life in History / Part 3 Korean Herbal Medicine or Western Medicine?

Shin, Dongwon. Han-guk Mauihaksa [A History of Korean Hippiatrics].

Gwacheon: Korea Racing Association Equine Museum, 2004, 380 pp.

, , : , 2004, 380 .

This book deals with the history of Korean hippiatrics (i.e.

medicine for horses, ) from the ancient times until the early

20th century. The horse was a major means of transportation and

communication in traditional Korea. Thus, horse breeding was of

great importance especially for military purposes. A main issue was

how to select good and healthy horses and how to care and cure

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horses. In spite of such a historical importance, hippiatrics has not

received its due attention from historians so far. This is the first

book written systematically and comprehensively on this subject.

In part 1 the author deals with the history of the Korean hippiatrical

system, and in part 2 he surveys the contents, achievements, and

limits of Korean hippiatrics.

Contents: Part 1 History of the Korean Hippiatrical System - Chap. 1

The Formation and Changes of the Korean Hippiatrical System;

Chap. 2 The Prevalence of and Coping with Epizootics / Part 2 The

World of Korean Traditional Hippiatrics - Chap. 1 Hippiatrics during

the Goryeo and Early Joseon Period; Chap. 2 Hippiatrics during the

Late Joseon Period

Na, Il-seong, et al. Seoyang Gwahak-ui Doip-gwa Yeonhuijeonmun-

hakgyo [The Introduction of Western Science and Yeonhui College].

Seoul: Yonsei University Press, 2004, 352+xxiv pp.

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352+xxiv .

This book deals with the introduction of Western science to Korea

from the late 19th century until the colonial era. This book sets a

high value on the roles of the Protestant missionaries in the process.

So the focus is on the scientific activities of the missionaries and on

the schools and colleges established by them, especially Yeonhui

college.

The main author and editor of this book is Na Il-seong, who

taught astronomy at Yonsei University, the successor of Yeonhui

college, and who has also studied the history of Korean astronomy

for a long time. And his six colleagues at the same university and

two professional historians of Korean science coauthored this book.

This book consists of three parts. Part 1 briefly describes the

attempts made by Koreans to introduce Western science in the last

years of Joseon dynasty. It was in the 1880s that the missionaries

from the United States and Europe came to Korea. As a means of

their missionary work they founded schools and colleges, where

science was taught as part of the curriculum. Part 2 treats the

faculties, curriculums, textbooks and other teaching materials, and

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research activities of the science-related departments of the two

representative colleges, Sungsil and Yeonhui. Part 3 gives various

information on scientists related to these colleges and other

scientists. They include missionary scientists (chap. 10), Japanese

scientists (chap. 11), and Korean scientists who studied abroad and

worked in the above-mentioned colleges (chap. 12) and graduated

Yeonhui college (chap. 13). This book provides useful and new

information though not a systematic investigation.

Contents: Part 1 The Days Without Light / Part 2 Efforts to Sow

the Seeds / Part 3 The Acts of Apostles in Science

Choe, Yeongrak and Lee, Eungyeong. Segye 1wi Meideu In Korea:

Hanguk-ui Wold Beseuteu_Bandoche [The Top of the World Made in

Korea: Korea's World Best_Semiconductor]. Seoul: Jisungsa, 2004,

144 pp.

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, 2004, 144 .

Song, Seongsu. Sori Eopsi Sesang-eul Umjiginda: Hanguk-ui Wold

Beseuteu_Cheolgang [Still Mover of the World: Korea's World Best_

Iron and Steel]. Seoul: Jisungsa, 2004, 175pp.

, : _ , , 2004, 175 .

Han, Yeongseok. Umjigineun Saenghwalgonggan: Hanguk-ui Wold

Beseuteu_ Jadongcha [Movable Living Space: Korea's World Best_

Automobile]. Seoul: Jisungsa, 2004, 144 pp.

, : _ , , 2004, 144 .

Chae, Sujong. Mirae-reul Nareuneun Bae: Hanguk-ui Wold Beseuteu_

LNG Seon [A Ship Carrying the Future: Korea's World Best_

Liquefied Natural Gas Ship]. Seoul: Jisungsa, 2004, 175 pp.

, : _ LNG , , 2004, 175 .

These books are short but good introductions to the world's first

class high-tech products made by Korean companies today. These

books provide information on the technological aspects of them, and

describe the histories of their developments including strategies for

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R&D and the activities of engineers. The technologies dealt with in

these books are the semiconductors of Samsung Electronics, iron and

steel of POSCO, automobiles of Hyundai Motor Company, and

liquefied natural gas ships of Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine

Company and other shipbuilding companies.

These books were published as parts of the “Korea's World Best”

series which was planned by the National Academy of Engineering

of Korea and sponsored by Ministry of Commerce, Industry and

Resource to popularize information on Korean engineering and

technology. The authors are policy researchers, historians, journalists,

or professors of related fields.

Koo, Mhan Ock. Joseonhugi Gwahaksasangsa Yeongu I: Jujahakjeok

Ujuron-ui Byeondong [Studies on the History of Scientific Thoughts

in the Late Joseon Dynasty volume I: The Transformation of the

Neo-Confucian Cosmology]. Seoul: Hyean, 2004, 547 pp.

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547 .

This book is a published version of the author's doctoral

dissertation, which explores the formation, development, and changes

of the Neo-Confucian cosmology in the Joseon period.

Contents: Chap. 1 Introduction / Chap. 2 Introduction of Neo-

Confucianism and the Formation of the View of the Heaven as a

Law / Chap. 3 Development of Neo-Confucian Cosmology and Diversi-

fication of the Views of Heaven and Society / Chap. 4 Under-

standing of Western Astronomy and Debates on Cosmology /Chap. 5

The Idea of ‘Transmission of the Way' in Neo-Confucianism and

the Reestablishment of Neo-Confucian Cosmology as a Part of

Factional Opinion / Chap. 6 The Rise of New Cosmologies Based on

the Separation of Ethics and Physics and the Changes of Worldview /

Chap. 7 Conclusion

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Compiled by Heo Jun. Translated by Oriental Medical Science

Research Center. Donguibogam je1gwon Naegyeongpyeon [The

Precious Mirror of Oriental Medicine, volume 1, Chapter on the

Interior Part of the Body]. Seoul: Humanist, 2002, 1992 pp.

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2002, 1992 .

Written by Wangyeo. Annotated by Choe Chiun et al. Translated by

Kim Ho. Sinju Muwonnok [Records for Eliminating Grievances Newly

Annotated]. Seoul: Sagyejeol, 2003, 565 pp.

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, 2003, 565 .

Compiled by Seong Judeok. Translated by Lee, Myon-U, Park, Kwon

Soo and Her, Yoon Seop. Seoungwanji [Treatise on the Bureau of

Astronomy Seoungwan]. Seoul: Somyong Publishers, 2003, 479 pp.

, ․ ․ , , : , 2003, 479 .

These books are new and reliable translations of classical works

in the field of Korean traditional science originally written in

classical Chinese in the Joseon period.

The first book is the first volume of a famous medical work

compiled by Heo Jun in the early 17th century. This book had an

enormous influence on traditional Korean medicine and has been

published several times not only in Korea but also in China and

Japan.

The second book is a classical text on legal medicine written by

Wangyeo in the Yuan era of China and annotated by Korean

scholars (Choe Chiun et al.) in the early Joseon era. This book was

widely used as a standard manual for coroners in that period.

The third book is an official record of the royal astronomical

bureau of the Joseon dynasty, Gwansanggam whose former name

was Seoungwan. This book gives a detailed and reliable information on

the organization, works, finance, operation, and history of the office.

It was compiled by an astronomical officer of the office Seong

Judeok in 1818.