<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><font face="times new roman, serif">Dear Colleagues,<u></u><u></u></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><font face="times new roman, serif"><u></u> <u></u></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><font face="times new roman, serif">I would like to announce publication of a new book, <i>Peace in the East: An Chunggŭn’s Vision for Asia in the Age of Japanese Imperialism</i>.</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><font face="times new roman, serif"><br></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><font face="times new roman, serif"><br></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><font face="times new roman, serif"><br></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><font face="times new roman, serif"><i><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)">Peace in the East: An Chunggŭn’s Vision for Asia in the Age of Japanese Imperialism</span></i><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)">. Edited by Yi Tae-Jin, Eugene Y. Park, and Kirk W. Larsen. Lanham: Lexington Books, 2017. <i>xvi</i>, 268 pp. US$105.00 (hardback).</span><br></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)"><font face="times new roman, serif"><u></u> <u></u></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)"><font face="times new roman, serif">On October 26, 1909, the Korean patriot An Chunggŭn assassinated the Japanese statesman Itō Hirobumi in Harbin, China. More than a century later, the ramifications of An’s daring act continue to reverberate across East Asia and beyond. This volume explores the abiding significance of An, his life, and his written work, most notably <i>On Peace in the East</i> (<i>Tongyang p’yŏnghwaron</i>), from a variety of perspectives, especially historical, legal, literary, philosophical, and political. The ways in which An has been understood and interpreted by contemporaries, by later generations, and by scholars and thinkers even today shed light on a range of significant issues including the intellectual and philosophical underpinnings for both imperial expansion and resistance to it; the ongoing debate concerning whether violence, or even terrorism, is ever justified; and the possibilities for international cooperation in today’s East Asia as a regional collective. Students and scholars of East Asia will find much to engage with and learn from in this volume.<u></u><u></u></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)"><font face="times new roman, serif"><u></u> <u></u></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)"><font face="times new roman, serif"><u></u> <u></u></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><font face="times new roman, serif"><u><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)">Chapters</span></u><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)"><u></u><u></u></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)"><font face="times new roman, serif"><u></u> <u></u></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0.5in;font-size:12.8px"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)"><font face="times new roman, serif">Introduction<u></u><u></u></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1in;font-size:12.8px"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)"><font face="times new roman, serif">by <b>Yi Tae-Jin</b> (Professor Emeritus of Korean History, Seoul National University),<u></u><u></u></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1in;font-size:12.8px"><font face="times new roman, serif"><b><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)"> Eugene Y. Park</span></b><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)"> (Korea Foundation Associate Professor of History, University of Pennsylvania),<u></u><u></u></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1in;font-size:12.8px"><font face="times new roman, serif"><b><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)"> Kirk W. Larsen</span></b><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)"> (Associate Professor of History, Brigham Young University)<u></u><u></u></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)"><font face="times new roman, serif"> <u></u><u></u></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px;text-indent:0.5in"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)"><font face="times new roman, serif">1 / Japanese Expansion in East Asia and An Chunggŭn’s Peace in the East<u></u><u></u></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)"><font face="times new roman, serif"> <wbr> by <b>Xu Yong</b> (Professor of Modern Chinese History, Peking University)<u></u><u></u></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0.5in;font-size:12.8px"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)"><font face="times new roman, serif"><u></u> <u></u></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0.5in;font-size:12.8px"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)"><font face="times new roman, serif">2 / An Chunggŭn and the Genealogy of Modern Korea’s Discourse on Peace in the East<u></u><u></u></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0.5in;font-size:12.8px"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)"><font face="times new roman, serif"> by <b>Suh Young-Hee</b> (Professor of Modern Korean History, Korea Polytechnic University)<u></u><u></u></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0.5in;font-size:12.8px"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)"><font face="times new roman, serif"><u></u> <u></u></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0.5in;font-size:12.8px"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)"><font face="times new roman, serif">3 / Visions of Violence, Dreams of Peace: Religion, Race, and Nation in An Chunggŭn’s <i>On Peace in the East</i><u></u><u></u></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0.5in;font-size:12.8px;text-indent:0.5in"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)"><font face="times new roman, serif">by <b>Franklin D. Rausch </b>(Assistant Professor of History, Lander University)<b><u></u><u></u></b></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0.5in;font-size:12.8px"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)"><font face="times new roman, serif"><u></u> <u></u></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0.5in;font-size:12.8px"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)"><font face="times new roman, serif">4 / The An Chunggŭn Trial and Peace in the East: The Effect of the 1905 “Japan-Korea Protectorate Treaty” on International Relations<u></u><u></u></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0.5in;font-size:12.8px"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)"><font face="times new roman, serif"> by <b>Totsuka Etsurō</b> (Professor of Law, retired, Ryukoku University)<u></u><u></u></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0.5in;font-size:12.8px"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)"><font face="times new roman, serif"><u></u> <u></u></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0.5in;font-size:12.8px"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)"><font face="times new roman, serif">5 / An Chunggŭn and the Political Philosophy of Immanuel Kant<u></u><u></u></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0.5in;font-size:12.8px"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)"><font face="times new roman, serif"> by <b>Sasagawa Norikatsu</b> (Professor of Law, retired, Meiji University)<u></u><u></u></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0.5in;font-size:12.8px"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)"><font face="times new roman, serif"><u></u> <u></u></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0.5in;font-size:12.8px"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)"><font face="times new roman, serif">6 / Three Images of An Chunggŭn in Chinese Narratives<u></u><u></u></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0.5in;font-size:12.8px"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)"><font face="times new roman, serif"> by <b>Wang Yuanzhou </b>(Professor of Contemporary Chinese History, Peking University)<u></u><u></u></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0.5in;font-size:12.8px"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)"><font face="times new roman, serif"><u></u> <u></u></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0.5in;font-size:12.8px"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)"><font face="times new roman, serif">7 / An Chunggŭn and Liang Qichao: Two Lights of Modern East Asia<u></u><u></u></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0.5in;font-size:12.8px"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)"><font face="times new roman, serif"> by <b>Yi Tae-Jin</b> (Professor Emeritus of Korean History, Seoul National University)<u></u><u></u></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0.5in;font-size:12.8px"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)"><font face="times new roman, serif"><u></u> <u></u></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0.5in;font-size:12.8px"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)"><font face="times new roman, serif">8 / The Philosophy and Possibilities of An Chunggŭn’s Unfinished <i>On Peace in the East</i><u></u><u></u></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0.5in;font-size:12.8px"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)"><font face="times new roman, serif"> by <b>Yamamuro Shin’ichi </b>(Professor of History and Politics, Kyoto University)<u></u><u></u></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0.5in;font-size:12.8px"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)"><font face="times new roman, serif"><u></u> <u></u></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0.5in;font-size:12.8px"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)"><font face="times new roman, serif">9 / Contemporary Meanings of An Chunggŭn’s Peace in the East: A Pioneer of the New Concept of East Asian Community<u></u><u></u></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px;text-indent:0.5in"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)"><font face="times new roman, serif"> by <b>Makino Eiji </b>(Professor of Philosophy, Hosei University)<u></u><u></u></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px;text-indent:0.5in"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)"><font face="times new roman, serif"><u></u> <u></u></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px;text-indent:0.5in"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)"><font face="times new roman, serif">Afterword<u></u><u></u></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0.5in;font-size:12.8px;text-indent:0.5in"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)"><font face="times new roman, serif">by <b>Frederick R. Dickinson </b>(Professor of History, University of Pennsylvania)<b><u></u><u></u></b></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0.5in;font-size:12.8px"><b><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)"><font face="times new roman, serif"><u></u> <u></u></font></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><u><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)"><font face="times new roman, serif">Pre-Publication Reviews<u></u><u></u></font></span></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><u><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)"><font face="times new roman, serif"><u></u><span style="text-decoration-line:none"> </span><u></u></font></span></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0.5in;font-size:12.8px"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)"><font face="times new roman, serif">A wide-ranging and multidimensional look at one of modern East Asia’s most divisive historical figures—national hero to some, terrorist assassin to others—this richly researched and fascinating collection of essays on An Chunggŭn offers surprising new perspectives not only on the man himself but also on the history of the region in the early twentieth century. --<b>Carter J. Eckert</b>, Harvard University.<u></u><u></u></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0.5in;font-size:12.8px"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)"><font face="times new roman, serif"><u></u> <u></u></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0.5in;font-size:12.8px"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)"><font face="times new roman, serif">An Chunggŭn is best known for a violent act in his 1909 assassination of Japan’s most revered diplomat, Itō Hirobumi. He is less known for the prison writings he compiled while awaiting his execution that reveal his aspiration for regional peace. The first English-language effort to discuss An and his writings, <i>Peace in the East</i> creatively weaves together examinations of his final thoughts as interpreted from a diverse array of perspectives. --<b>Mark Caprio</b>, Rikkyo University.<u></u><u></u></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0.5in;font-size:12.8px"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)"><font face="times new roman, serif"><u></u> <u></u></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0.5in;font-size:12.8px"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)"><font face="times new roman, serif">Thoughtfully framed, this fresh look at Korean independence fighter An Chunggŭn broadly conceptualizes his life and written work. Breaking free of the Korea versus Japan dynamic that stymies regional integration and understanding—as well as learning about An himself—the editors and authors of this timely volume situate An in the context of related anti-Japanese imperialist movements of the day, ranging from the Ryukyu Islands to Northeast China and within Japan itself. Moreover, they consider An Chunggŭn’s place and engagement with international peace movements such as the Red Cross, the Carnegie Endowment, the Nobel Peace Prize, and the Hague International Peace Conference. An is best understood, as one of one authors here explains, as promoting “an Asianism for organizing Korea, China, and Japan into a peaceful community of equals.” That An Chunggŭn’s early twentieth-century vision, <i>On Peace in the East</i>, howled into the wind and ended in violence speaks only to the pressing need today continue to understand the alternate future for Asia he proposed. --<b>Alexis Dudden</b>, University of Connecticut.</font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0.5in;font-size:12.8px"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)"><font face="times new roman, serif"><br></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0.5in;font-size:12.8px"><font face="times new roman, serif">Publisher Website Link: <a href="https://rowman.com/ISBN/9781498566407/Peace-in-the-East-An-Chunggun's-Vision-for-Asia-in-the-Age-of-Japanese-Imperialism" target="_blank">https://rowman.com/ISBN/<wbr>9781498566407/Peace-in-the-Eas<wbr>t-An-Chunggun's-Vision-for-Asi<wbr>a-in-the-Age-of-Japanese-Imper<wbr>ialism</a><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)"><br></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0.5in;font-size:12.8px"><font face="times new roman, serif"><br></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0.5in;font-size:12.8px"><font face="times new roman, serif"><br></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0.5in;font-size:12.8px"><font face="times new roman, serif"><br></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0.5in;font-size:12.8px"><font face="times new roman, serif">Best,</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0.5in;font-size:12.8px"><font face="times new roman, serif">Seok</font></p><div style="font-size:12.8px"><div class="gmail-m_685102925854831054gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt"><font color="#000000" face="times new roman, serif">---</font></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt"><font color="#000000" face="times new roman, serif">Seok Lee, Ph.D.<u></u><u></u></font></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt"><font color="#000000" face="times new roman, serif">Academic Coordinator<u></u><u></u></font></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt"><font color="#000000" face="times new roman, serif">James Joo-Jin Kim Program in Korean Studies<u></u><u></u></font></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt"><font color="#000000" face="times new roman, serif">University of Pennsylvania</font></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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