[KS] Koreanstudies Digest, Vol 86, Issue 5
Su-kyoung Hwang
skh at uchicago.edu
Tue Aug 10 16:36:27 EDT 2010
Dear Vladimir,
I think ebook and googlebook (preview) options are also good
for making rare books more accessible to public. Seems like
quite a number of interesting Korean studies books (e.g.
English translation of Yi Kwang-su's _Mujong_: $50) are priced
too high for wider readership.
Best,
Su-kyoung
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> 1. Re: Tikhonov - new book in English (Vladimir Tikhonov)
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>Date: Tue, 10 Aug 2010 11:26:28 +0200
>From: Vladimir Tikhonov <vladimir.tikhonov at ikos.uio.no>
>To: Korean Studies Discussion List <koreanstudies at koreaweb.ws>
>Subject: Re: [KS] Tikhonov - new book in English
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>Dear Tobias Lehmann,
>
>I will definitely inquire my publisher (Brill) about this.
But I am
>afraid that even if it does happen, it will not happen too
soon, since
>profit margins from the books like mine are very thin, and
the publisher
> may have other priorities.
>
>Best,
>
>Vladimir
>
>On 09.08.2010 21:14, Tobias Lehmann wrote:
>> Dear Prof. Tikhonov,
>>
>> considering the prize, is there any chance to publish a
paperback version of the book in the near future?
>>
>> Tobias
>>
>>
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>>> Datum: Mon, 09 Aug 2010 20:01:07 +0200
>>> Von: Vladimir Tikhonov <vladimir.tikhonov at ikos.uio.no>
>>> An: Korean Studies Discussion List <koreanstudies at koreaweb.ws>
>>> Betreff: [KS] Tikhonov - new book in English
>>
>>> Dear colleagues,
>>>
>>> sorry for an improper attempt at self-promotion, but since
nobody else
>>> is likely to do this, I would like to announce the
publication of my
>>> English monograph on Korean Social Darwinism, entitled
"Social Darwinism
>>> and Nationalism in Korea: the Beginnings (1880s-1910s).
'Survival' as an
>>> Ideology of Korean Modernity". It was printed by Brill -
really kind of
>>> them, given the enormous difficulties any perspective
author with such
>>> an obscure and commercially unpromising topic would
encounter in
>>> negotiating with publishers in our harsh times - and I
will allow myself
>>> to quote their presentation of the book's content:
>>>
>>> "The book deals with the influences Social Darwinism
exerted upon
>>> Korea?s modern ideologies in their formative period -
especially
>>> nationalism ? after its introduction to Korea in 1883 and
before
>>> Korea?s
>>> annexation by Japan in 1910. It shows that the belief in
the ?survival
>>> of the fittest? as the overarching cosmic and social
principle
>>> constituted the main underpinning for the modernity
discourses in Korea
>>> in the 1890s-1900s. Unlike the dominant ideology of
traditional Korea,
>>> Neo-Confucianism, which was largely promoted by the
scholar-official
>>> elite, Social Darwinism appealed to the modern
intellectuals, but also
>>> to the entrepreneurs, providing the justification for their
>>> profit-seeking activities as part of the ?national
survival? project.
>>> As
>>> an ideology of Korea?s nascent capitalism, Social
Darwinism in Korea
>>> could, however, hardly be called a liberal creed: it
clearly prioritized
>>> ?national survival? over individual rights and interests."
>>> (http://www.brill.nl/default.aspx?partid=210&pid=41692).
>>>
>>> While there is already some work done on this topic in
South Korean
>>> scholarship - monographs by ChOn PokhUi (1996) and my good
colleague Pak
>>> SOngjin (2003), as well as my own monograph in Korean
(2005) - this new
>>> book is the first ever take on the subject in English. I
feel really
>>> sorry for the price (? 97.00), but that is something we
authors have
>>> little influence upon.
>>>
>>> Best greetings,
>>>
>>> Vladimir (Pak Noja)
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Vladimir Tikhonov,
>>> Department of Culture Studies and Oriental Languages,
>>> Faculty of Humanities,
>>> University of Oslo,
>>> P.b. 1010, Blindern, 0315, Oslo, Norway.
>>> Fax: 47-22854828; Tel: 47-22857118
>>> Personal web page: http://folk.uio.no/vladimit/
>>>
>>> http://www.geocities.com/volodyatikhonov/volodyatikhonov.html
>>> Electronic classrooms: East Asian/Korean Society and Politics:
>>>
http://folk.uio.no/vladimit/eastasianstudies.htm
>>>
http://www.geocities.com/uioeastasia2002/main.html
>>> East Asian/Korean Religion and
Philosophy:
>>>
>>> http://www.geocities.com/uioeastasia2003/classroom.html
>>>
>>
>
>
>--
>Vladimir Tikhonov,
>Department of Culture Studies and Oriental Languages,
>Faculty of Humanities,
>University of Oslo,
>P.b. 1010, Blindern, 0315, Oslo, Norway.
>Fax: 47-22854828; Tel: 47-22857118
>Personal web page: http://folk.uio.no/vladimit/
>
>http://www.geocities.com/volodyatikhonov/volodyatikhonov.html
>Electronic classrooms: East Asian/Korean Society and Politics:
>
http://folk.uio.no/vladimit/eastasianstudies.htm
>
http://www.geocities.com/uioeastasia2002/main.html
> East Asian/Korean Religion and
Philosophy:
>
>http://www.geocities.com/uioeastasia2003/classroom.html
>
>
>
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