September 7, 2018

On Min Jin Lee’s Pachinko and the Translation of “Zainichi”

As part of our National Translation Month feature, today’s guest post is written by Christina Yi, a scholar of Modern Japanese literature and the author of Colonizing Language: Cultural Production and Language Politics in Modern Japan and Korea. •  • ...

September 6, 2018

Almost Sixty Years of Publishing in Asian Humanities

Research and teaching on Asian civilizations have formed the bedrock of Columbia’s list for close to sixty years. Under the direction of Wm. Theodore de Bary, the Press published and revised influential anthologies, the Sources of Chinese, Japanese, Indian, and Korean Tradition, that...

September 6, 2018

A New Light on Sino–North Korean Relations

“Anyone who reads this groundbreaking study will gain a new perspective on current Sino-North Korean relations… It will be a must-read for all who are interested in the Cold War in East Asia.” ~ Gregg Brazinsky, George Washington University, author of Winning...

September 6, 2018

Janet Poole on Yi T’aejun and the Literature of Two Koreas

Today’s National Translation Month post is written by Janet Poole, a scholar of Korean literature and the translator of Dust and Other Stories by Yi T’aejun and other works. Remember to enter our drawing for a chance to win a copy...

September 5, 2018

Book Excerpt! Nuclear North Korea A Debate on Engagement Strategies, revised and updated edition

“[Cha and Kang’s] contribution is important for its frank discussion of the possibility of a nuclear attack and their presentation of potential courses of action.” ~ Concepción De León, The New York Times This week we’ve been featuring works of...

September 5, 2018

Book Excerpt! Meeting with My Brother by Yi Mun-yol

In celebration of National Translation Month, today we are sharing an except from Heinz Insu Fenkl’s introduction to Meeting with My Brother by Yi Mun-yol. Fenkl discusses the importance of the work and translating it for an English language audience....

September 4, 2018

New Book Tuesday! A New Foreign Policy, What China and India Once Were, and More!

Our weekly list of new releases is now available! A New Foreign Policy Beyond American Exceptionalism Jeffrey D. Sachs The Postwar Origins of the Global Environment How the United Nations Built Spaceship Earth Perrin Selcer Forms of Pluralism and Democratic...

September 4, 2018

M.A. Orthofer on writing The Complete Review Guide to Contemporary World Fiction

September is National Translation Month, a month to celebrate works of literature in translation. Throughout the month we will feature excerpts from recent titles and guest posts from translators and scholars. To kickoff our #NTM2018 celebration we have a guest...

August 31, 2018

Book Excerpt! Virginia Woolf: A Portrait by Viviane Forrester

If you haven’t yet, enter our drawing for a chance to win a copy of this book or any of the other titles we’re featuring this week! The drawing closes today Friday, August 31 at 1:00 pm EDT. “For Woolf...

August 30, 2018

Best of Backlist Short Fiction from the Weatherhead Books on Asia Series: River of Fire and Other Stories and There A Petal Silently Falls

Remember to enter our drawing for a chance to win a copy of this book or any of the other titles we’re featuring this week! “Haunting, painful and affirming, full of illusions and hallucinations while rooted in the graphically physical…. Everything about...

August 30, 2018

My Time at CUP: Mark Fortier

“What I did come to expect and treasure every day was a dedicated team of editors and marketers devoted to great scholarship, a love of books, and a spirit of camaraderie that made me feel at home and made me feel...

August 29, 2018

Best of Backlist Novels from the Weatherhead Books on Asia Series: A Song of Everlasting Sorrow and A Private Life

Remember to enter our drawing for a chance to win a copy of this book or any of the other titles we’re featuring this week! “Shanghai, with its distinct and mysterious longtang — neighborhoods circumscribed by narrow alleys — is...