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'Why we debase ourselves with money?'

By Kwaak Je-yup Michael Sandel, Harvard professor, philosopher and author of international bestseller “Justice” provides one of the most convincing arguments against assigning economic value to every facet of life in his latest book. In “What Money Can’t Buy,” released simultaneously in the United States, the United Kingdom and South Korea, Sandel outlines in 200 pages, how our lives have become subject to market-driven thinking. He challenges readers to think about how human motivation is shaped by society’s values and processes, using examples that range from the names of stadiums and the amount of time we spend standing in line to the rights of childbirth and even the circumstances of death. Some suspected and systemic goings-on in society, such as how some students from wealthy families gain entrance to colleges helped by sizable donations and how carbon emissions cost 13 euros per ton in the European Union are examined. But some of his newer findings — including the opportunity to shoot an endangered animal for $150,000 — will stir readers to ask what mon

May 25, 2012

Recent books

A History of the Wife Marilyn Yalom; With Books Publishing; 648 pp., 28,000 won How has the institution of marriage affected women through the ages? U.S. cultural historian Marilyn Yalom charts the evolution of marriage in this book, first published in the United States in 2001, and published in Korean this month. The author is a scholar at Stanford’s Institute for Women and Gender. “A History of the Wife” is a study of the laws, religious practices, social customs, economic patterns, and political consciousness that have affected generations of wives. Marriage is not a woman’s indispensable passage to motherhood — up to 40 percent of American first children are being born out of wedlock. And, since one in two marriages will end in divorce, it no longer guarantees a woman permanent protection in a world that has traditionally been unkind to unmarried women. Yalom explores some interesting questions. For example, how did marriage, considered a religious duty in medieval Europe, become a platform for personal fulfillment in contemporary America? How did th

May 18, 2012By Do Je-hae

First Korean children's book published in Czech Republic

Do Je-hae On the occasion of the biggest Czech international book fair World of Books held in Prague from May 17 to 20, the first Korean children’s book published in the Czech language is to be released by Ideal Publishing House (www.idealknihy.cz). “Dream about the Joy of Music” written by Park Eun-young and illustrated by Koo Bo-ram is a story about the famous Austrian composer Mozart, whose famous operas were premiered in Prague. The Korean edition was published as part of a series of children’s books about world-famous personalities by Great Books Publishing House. “It is an important inroad into the Czech book market, which although it is relatively small is well-known for decades for its high-quality children books,” Ambassador Jaroslav Olsa, Jr. of the Czech Republic said in a statement. “The Czech Republic is a traditional powerhouse of children illustrators and writers, who have often been awarded the Hans Christian Andersen Award which is dubbed the Nobel-Prize for children’s literature.” This was confirmed again this year when the Hans Christian Andersen Awa

May 18, 2012By Do Je-hae

Book traces history of Korean maps

By John Rennie Short “Korea: A Cartographic History” is a general introduction to how Korea was and is represented in maps. The book is a very accessible and well-written general history of Korea and its role in the history of cartography. The first part, “Separate Worlds,” reveals the differing cartographic traditions prevalent in the early Joseon period in Korea and its temporal equivalent in early modern Europe, roughly from 1400 to 1600. In Joseon Kingdom (1392-1897), a sophisticated cartography drew upon Chinese influences, themselves drawing upon Arabic and European knowledge to envision the world. The emphasis of the early Joseon was on mapping the nation state and its near neighbors. Maps were an important form of surveillance and a vital information base for ensuring political control and maintaining regime legitimacy. A rich variety of pictorial styles develop as the state mapped its territory and surveyed its borders. At the same time European merchants and explorers were traveling to the region. The book also looks at the cartographic emergence of Korea in ea

May 18, 2012By Do Je-hae

Recent book

On Becoming Fearless ... In Love, Work, And Life Arianna Huffington; Haenam Publishing; 264 pp.; 13,800 won U.S. author and syndicated columnist Arianna Huffington was not a well-known figure in Korea until last year. She began to catch local media attention when AOL acquired the Huffington Post for $315 million and made Huffington president and editor-in-chief of The Huffington Post Media Group in 2011. The Korean version of Huffington’s latest book was published last week, reflecting the growing interest among Koreans in one of today's female media leaders. In this book, Huffington focuses on how women can deal with sources of fear in their professional and personal lives. In stories drawn from her own experiences and from the lives of other successful women, Huffington shows how women can confront and overcome standard fears that plague them: insecurities about their appearance, keeping a relationship, needing approval from others, the burden of motherhood, among others. In May 2005, the author rose to fame by launching The Huffington Post, a news and blog sit

May 11, 2012

IT merges with renewable energy: Rifkin

By Do Je-hae President Lee Myung-bak's "low carbon, green growth" campaign is one of his main legacies, regardless of how much the campaign has actually reduced the country's massive dependence on carbon-based fuel. The Lee administration has embraced green growth, centered on the usage of natural resources in a sustainable manner, as a core national strategy model. New institutions and forums have been established, with the media stirring up hype about Korea's drive toward becoming an "Asian leader in green economy." “This government has made a commitment for green growth. I do believe the president and cabinet ministers ― I’ve met some of them ― they are serious," said U.S. economist Jeremy Rifkin during a press conference in Seoul, Wednesday. "Now you’ve got to go from just wanting it and running little projects to actually creating an entire infrastructure across Korea." Rifkin urged Korean policymakers to "move quickly to an economic plan" for a transition to what he calls a "third industrial revolution," a merge of Internet technology and renewable energy (wind, ra

May 11, 2012

Novelist Shin brings Korea to forefront of world literature: critic

HONG KONG (Yonhap) -- Novelist Shin Kyung-sook has opened doors for Korean literature to the world audience, marking the start of the Korean wave in the literary community, a critic has said. "(Shin is) a great winner who has brought Korea to the forefront of world literature," Martin Alexander, editor in chief and poetry editor for the Hong Kong-based Asia Literary Review, said in a discussion with Shin late Tuesday, which was hosted by the Asia Society Hong Kong Center. In March, Shin became the first woman and the first South Korean to win the Man Asian Literary Prize for her novel, "Please Look After Mom." The prize is an annual literary award given to the best novel by an Asian writer, either written in English or translated into English, and published in the previous calendar year. The novel depicts a family's search for their mother, who goes missing one afternoon amid the crowds of a Seoul subway station. The English translation of Shin's novel entered the coveted New York Times best seller list last year, ranking 21st on the New York Times Hardcover Fiction Best

May 9, 2012

Recent book

The End of Cheap China Shaun Rein; John Wiley & Sons; 207 pp., $14.71 This new book on the rise of China is useful for people doing business there and for anyone interested in understanding the forces that are changing the world economy. China is known as a manufacturer of cheap products, thanks largely to the country’s vast supply of low-cost workers. But the author maintains that China is changing. Shaun Rein, founder of the China Market Research Group, examines the country’s continuing transformation from producer to large-scale consumer, while explaining the major trends that are catalyzing changes in China. Each chapter focuses on a different aspect of China’s transformation, from fast-improving companies to confident women to the role of government. Rein takes an engaging approach to examining the extraordinary changes taking place across all levels of Chinese society. For this book, he has spoken to people in various walks of life, from Chinese billionaires and senior government officials to poor migrant workers and prostitutes. Besides hard economic dat

May 4, 2012By Do Je-hae

Expo‘s place in world history

By Do Je-hae One of the world’s largest events after the FIFA World Cup and the Olympic Games, the Expo has been held since the mid-19th century. Ahead of the opening of the Yeosu Expo on May 12, a new book has been published on the history of the event that has yielded some of human’s greatest inventions and architectural landmarks. Written by a former journalist, “Expo: Exhibition of Innovation,” tells the stories of 67 expos since 1851. When Korea started to prepare for the Yeosu Expo, the author started to research the history of the expo. “Expos provided a platform for networking different cultures and industries, well before the establishment of modern transportation or the Internet,” author Oh Ryong said in a statement. The book is composed of five parts. The first part deals with expos that took place between 1851 and 1900, when the West was undergoing industrialization. Most of them took place in Europe. One of the world’s most famous landmarks, the Eiffel Tower, was a product of an expo. Built as the entrance arch to the 1889 World’s Fair in Pari

May 4, 2012By Do Je-hae

Recent books

Rush: Why You Need and Love the Rat Race Todd G. Buchholz; translated into Korean by Chang Seok-hoon; Chunglim Publishing; 363 pp., 13,500 won Todd G. Buchholz, a former White House director of economic policy, makes the argument in his latest book that we don't really want to relax ― we want to compete. Weaving in everything from evolutionary biology to renaissance art to General Motors, Buchholz aims to convince readers that the race to compete has not only made us smarter, it's what we really love and need. Among the book's many counterintuitive points are: put off retirement - it can make you stupid; we all need to be control freaks; and in-house competition is actually great for morale. Buchholz underlines that it's the race itself that literally delivers the rush, even if we never reach the finish line. Buchholz is an internationally acclaimed economist who is an advisor for ABC News, as well as some of the world's leading investment funds. He has served as a director of economic policy at the White House and holds advanced degrees from Cambridge University and Ha

Apr 27, 2012
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