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Kojosŏn e taehan saeroun haesŏk (New interpretations of old Chosŏn)

Kojosŏn e taehan saeroun haesŏk (New interpretations of old Chosŏn) Book Reviews 231 The book is one of the first that offers a rich discussion of the history and poli­ tics of South Korea's political parties. Youngmi Kim comprehensively covers the convoluted history of party mergers and splits and richly narrates the many intri­ cacies of internal and intraparty politics. The story's richness is further enhanced by the author's deep understanding of political culture: she does an excellent job of explaining such terms as "a bullet-proof assembly," a refe rence to an assembly that is used to protect legislators from a majority party from being arrested (p. 57) . The book's many virtues are counterbalanced, however, by as many stylistic, grammatical, and even factual blemishes. I list only one example of what must be an embarrassing typo: "[ S outh Korea's] foundation in 1947" (p. 134). A thorough copy editing could have made the book a joy to read, but the author was appar­ ently not provided with the critical support by the publisher, an unfortunate and worrisome trend now increasingly evident in academic publishing. NOTE I acknowledge, with appreciation, the research assistance provided by Jim Bisbee. J. J. SUH JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY * * * Kojoson e taehan http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Korean Studies Duke University Press

Kojosŏn e taehan saeroun haesŏk (New interpretations of old Chosŏn)

Xu, Stella
Journal of Korean Studies , Volume 19 (1) – Mar 14, 2014
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Book Reviews 231 The book is one of the first that offers a rich discussion of the history and poli­ tics of South Korea's political parties. Youngmi Kim comprehensively covers the convoluted history of party mergers and splits and richly narrates the many intri­ cacies of internal and intraparty politics. The story's richness is further enhanced by the author's deep understanding of political culture: she does an excellent job of explaining such terms as "a bullet-proof assembly," a refe rence to an assembly that is used to protect legislators from a majority party from being arrested (p. 57) . The book's many virtues are counterbalanced, however, by as many stylistic, grammatical, and even factual blemishes. I list only one example of what must be an embarrassing typo: "[ S outh Korea's] foundation in 1947" (p. 134). A thorough copy editing could have made the book a joy to read, but the author was appar­ ently not provided with the critical support by the publisher, an unfortunate and worrisome trend now increasingly evident in academic publishing. NOTE I acknowledge, with appreciation, the research assistance provided by Jim Bisbee. J. J. SUH JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY * * * Kojoson e taehan

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Journal of Korean Studies – Duke University Press

Published: Mar 14, 2014

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