Reviews
It is refreshing because it is not a stereotypical ancient history. The states of Wu and Goguryeo, and Balhae and Tang, are interesting.
It is a really good book.
I like it. It's easy to read and fun.
I hope the historical records of the Korean Three Kingdoms period, the protagonists of history, become more widely known.
A New Reading of Our History
Before reading this book, I watched the broadcast of *Different Class* featuring a lecture by the author. The broadcast had already introduced some of the content found in the book. In the introduction, the author compared this book to the stories of a storyteller. The stories were certainly interesting enough to warrant such comparison. However, while the author claims that history has no nationality, historians certainly do, even if history itself does not. Of course, one must filter out
Professor Ahn Jung-jun's Korean history book
Ahn Jung-jun: Korean History of Reversals
Why is it that we find it so difficult to find interest in our own history compared to that of other nations? Is it because we are reminded of textbooks that are fragmented by era and region just to solve exam questions? Or is it because we are tired of knowledge and information that are uniformly interpreted and distorted within a dichotomous framework of good and evil, winners and losers, and patriotism and treason? *A History of Reversals* portrays the different faces of our history situated at the heart of the East Asian international stage, moving beyond fragmented knowledge centered on national history and crude cause-and-effect relationships. There, we find no harmonious Three Kingdoms, no honest and equal diplomacy, and no descendants of the great Korean people. Amidst ceaselessly shifting power dynamics, where intrigue, bloody battles, stratagems, and conspiracies abound for survival and profit, unexpected twists and shocking conclusions keep you on the edge of your seat. By moving away from chronological histories listing major events or forced logic filled with nationalistic fervor, and by following the exciting story created by the complex intertwining of various characters' choices and coincidences, you can escape the trap of anti-intellectualism and gain a keen insight into the deep understanding of human affairs and worldly matters.
Korean title: 반전의 한국사
Korean author: 안정준
Korean publisher: 웅진지식하우스
ISBN-13: 9788901258195
Reviews
It is refreshing because it is not a stereotypical ancient history. The states of Wu and Goguryeo, and Balhae and Tang, are interesting.
It is a really good book.
I like it. It's easy to read and fun.
I hope the historical records of the Korean Three Kingdoms period, the protagonists of history, become more widely known.
A New Reading of Our History
Before reading this book, I watched the broadcast of *Different Class* featuring a lecture by the author. The broadcast had already introduced some of the content found in the book. In the introduction, the author compared this book to the stories of a storyteller. The stories were certainly interesting enough to warrant such comparison. However, while the author claims that history has no nationality, historians certainly do, even if history itself does not. Of course, one must filter out
Professor Ahn Jung-jun's Korean history book
