James Joo-Jin Kim Center for Korean Studies
We would like to announce the Korean translation publication of Eugene Y. Park’s first monograph, Between Dreams and Reality: The Military Examination in Late Chosŏn Korea, 1600–1894 (Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Asia Center, 2007).
The translation is entitled Chosŏn muin ŭi yŏksa, 1600–1894 nyŏn [A history of Chosŏn military men, 1600–1894], published by P’urŭn yŏksa (2018). This publication was translated by Yoo Hyun Jae, former James Joo-Jin Kim Program Visiting Scholar.
More detailed information on the book is provided by Kyobo Book Centre:
http://www.kyobobook.co.kr/product/detailViewKor.laf?ejkGb=KOR&mallGb=KOR&barcode=9791156121152&orderClick=LLEA&Kc=
For brief reviews by the news media, please see:
Han’guk ilbo
http://www.hankookilbo.com/v/0de070ecb3ea451783f4403e5eccdab2
Naeil sinmun
http://www.naeil.com/news_view/?id_art=282910
Segye ilbo
http://www.segye.com/newsView/20180720004157
Tonga ilbo
http://news.donga.com/3/all/20180720/91151100/1
Yŏnhap nyusŭ
http://www.yonhapnews.co.kr/bulletin/2018/07/20/0200000000AKR20180720158300005.HTML?input=1179m