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Flying Dragon in Luoyang, Record of Three Generations of Literary Talent, and Records Showing the Distinction between Right and Wrong

November 9, 2009
Flying Dragon in Luoyang, Record of Three Generations of Literary Talent, and Records Showing the Distinction between Right and Wrong

Flying Dragon in Luoyang, Record of Three Generations of Literary Talent, and Records Showing the Distinction between Right and Wrong. (Novels from the Royal Family Collection of Chosŏn Korea I). Sŏngnam, Korea: Academy of Korean Studies, 2009. Annotation Volume by Lim Ch'i-kyun et al. Translation Volume by Lim Ch'i-kyun et al.

《낙성비룡, 문장풍류삼대록, 징세비태록》 (조선왕실의 소설1) 성남: 한국학중앙연구원, 2009. (교주본) 임치균, 허원기, 박순임, 이지영. (현대어역) 임치균, 배영한, 이지영, 이래호.

Reviewed by Yoong-hee Jo (Associate Professor in Korean Literature, Academy of Korean Studies)

Tran Dinh Huou’s Selected Works

October 26, 2009
Tran Dinh Huou’s Selected Works

Tran Dinh Huou's Selected Works (Trần Đình Hượu Tuyen Tap), 2 vols. Hanoi: Publishing House of Education, 2008, reprinted in 2009.

Reviewed by Trần Hải-Yến (Institute of Literature, Hanoi, Vietnam)

Phoenix, Oh Phoenix: Collected Essays on Madness in Chinese Literature

October 13, 2009
Phoenix, Oh Phoenix: Collected Essays on Madness in Chinese Literature

Phoenix, Oh Phoenix: Collected Essays on Madness in Chinese Literature, Edited by Tamotsu Sato (Tokyo：Kyuko Shoin, 2009), 246pp. 佐藤保編『鳳よ鳳よ――中国文学における〈狂〉』（東京：汲古書院、2009年）、246頁.

Reviewed by Akiyoshi Yagi (八木章好), Harvard-Yenching Exchange Scholar from Keio University, Tokyo, 2008-2009.

Disrespect/Respect: A theoretical viewpoint in philosophical and sociological studies, Vol. 1

September 28, 2009
Disrespect/Respect: A theoretical viewpoint in philosophical and sociological studies, Vol. 1

Disrespect/Respect: A theoretical Viewpoint in philosophical and sociological studies, Vol. 1, by Tô Duy Hợp. (Khinh-Trọng: Một quan điểm lý thuyết trong nghiên cứu triết học và xã hội học). The World Publishing House, Hanoi, Vietnam, 2007, 768 pages.

Reveiwed by Le Ngoc Hung, Institute for Sociology, Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics and Administration, Hanoi, Vietnam

1968: Youths' Revolts and Their Background / The End of the Revolts and Their Legacy

September 14, 2009
1968: Youths' Revolts and Their Background / The End of the Revolts and Their Legacy

1968: Youths' Revolts and Their Background/ The End of the Revolts and Their Legacy (1968: Wakamonotachi no hanran to sono haikei/ Hanran no shûen to sono isan) vols. 1 & 2 by Oguma Eiji (Tokyo: Shinyôsha, 2009, 2102 pp. hardcover)

Reviewed by Hideaki Fujiki (Department of Literature (Film Studies), Nagoya University)

ASEAN Economic Community: Content and Roadmap

August 31, 2009
ASEAN Economic Community: Content and Roadmap

ASEAN Economic Community: Content and Roadmap, edited by Nguyen Hong Son (Hanoi: Social Sciences Publishing House, 2009, 228 pp.).

Reviewed by Nguyen Manh Hung (Institute of World Economics and Politics, Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences).

Incarceration and the Incarcerated: Power and Resistance

August 17, 2009
Incarceration and the Incarcerated: Power and Resistance

Incarceration and the Incarcerated: Power and Resistance, by Saipin Suputtamongkol. (Bangkok: Thammasat University Press, 2002, 293 pp.)

Reviewed by Non Arkaraprasertkul (HYI Doctoral Scholar Candidate 2008-2012, Oxford University).

Mural Painting in Buddhist Monasteries

August 3, 2009
Mural Painting in Buddhist Monasteries

Mural Painting in Buddhist Monasteries (gamnur nao tam vatt (in Khmer)), by San Phalla. Phnom Penh: Reyum Institute, 2007.

Reviewed by Heng Piphal (Department of Anthropology, University of Hawaii, Manoa)

Reading Against the Grain: Collected Essays on Literary Studies, and Criticism on Thai and World Literature

July 22, 2009
Reading Against the Grain: Collected Essays on Literary Studies, and Criticism on Thai and World Literature

Reading Against the Grain: Collected Essays on Literary Studies, and Criticism on Thai and World Literature (Arn (mai) ao reuang: ruam bot kham dan wannakam lae bot wijan wannakam Thai lae thet), by Chusak Pattarakulvanit (Bangkok: Kobfai Publishing Project, 2005 (2nd edition), 424 pp., paperback).

Reviewed by Janit Feangfu.

The Banhar Epic Cycle in Kontum

July 6, 2009
The Banhar Epic Cycle in Kontum

The Bahnar Epic Cycle in Kontum by Phan Thi Hong (Hanoi: Van Hoc Publishing, 2006, 463 pages).

Reviewed by Tran Thi Phuong Phuong (National University of Ho Chi Minh City)

The Bahnar is an ethnic group with a population of approximately 137,000, who live primarily in Kontum and Gia Lai provinces of Tay Nguyen (Central Highlands of Vietnam). Their language belongs to the Mon-Khmer language family. Like many other long-term inhabitants of Tay Nguyen, the Bahnar have created a unique culture, which is preserved in their epics known as “h’mon”.

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