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Carving Status at Kŭmgangsan
Elite Graffiti in Premodern Korea
A journey to Kŭmgangsan to view and contribute to its sites of memory was an endeavor that late Chosŏn Koreans hoped to achieve in their lives. Based on multidisciplinary research drawing on literary writings, court records, gazetteers, maps, songs, calligraphy, and paintings,
*Winner of the 2022 Patricia Buckley Ebrey Prize for a distinguished book on the history of China proper, Vietnam, Chinese Central Asia, Mongolia, Manchuria, Korea, or Japan, prior to 1800, sponsored by the American Historical Association
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Reviews
"Stiller's work provides a wealth of valuable insights into the history of social status, travel, and cultural production in mid-tolate Chosŏn Dynasty Korea.
Endorsements
"For the way it looks at calligraphy and travel as a resource for social mobility, this book makes a significant contribution to our understanding of late Chosŏn society."—Donald Baker, Centre for Korean Research, University of British Columbia
"Integrates histories of visual culture, elites, travel, and spatiality to create an unparalleled study of one of East Asia's great calligraphic mountain sites. Together with the interactive Autographic Atlas of Korea website this is an important example of how the digital humanities is transforming the study of cultural history."—Peter Bol, Harvard University
"A magisterial work, comprehensive in scope and meticulous in scholarship, standing as a definitive study of the sociocultural history of Mount Kŭmgang. Stiller's compelling interpretation of the historical significance of its carved autographic inscriptions provides powerful insights into how the mountain served as space for social mobility and battleground for different status groups to gain social prestige and cultural pride."—Chin-Sung Chang, Seoul National University
"Drawing on a wide range of textual and visual sources, "A lucid product of exacting literary and field research which reveals how personal and family identity and status, carved in stone at a spectacular but remote site, epitomized the evolution of social structure and aspiration across three centuries of the late Chosŏn."—Sunglim Kim, author of "This book contains invaluable insights into the function of travel among elites in Chosŏn Korea. Particularly, Stiller demonstrates how inscriptions and autographs in the Kŭmgang Mountains were used to connect with other travelers and to also create a legacy that would honor their lineages in future generations. This work represents a substantial contribution to studies of life, art, and ideology in late Chosŏn."—Michael J. Pettid, coeditor of
Hardback | |
November 5, 2021 | |
9780295749259 | |
English | |
224 | |
46 color illus., 4 maps, 1 chart | |
10.00 Inches (US) | |
7.00 Inches (US) | |
1.95 Pounds (US) | |
$65.00 USD, £54.00 GBP | |
v2.1 Reference | |
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