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"China's rapid rise as a regional and global power is one of the most important political developments of the twenty-first century. Yet the West still largely overlooks or oversimplifies the complex ideas and ideals that have shaped China's national and international development from antiquity to the present day. In this beautifully written introductory text, Youngmin Kim offers a uniquely incisive survey of the major themes in Chinese political thought from customary community to empire, exploring their theoretical importance and the different historical contexts in which they arose. Challenging traditional assumptions about Chinese nationalism and Marxist history, Kim shows that 'China' is not a fixed, single identity, but rather a constantly moving target. His probing, interdisciplinary approach traces the long and nuanced history of Chinese thought as a true tradition anchored around certain key themes; many of which began in the early dynasties and still resonate in China today. Only by appreciating the rich history of political thought in China, he argues, can we begin to understand the intricacies and contradictions of Chinese politics, economy and society today"--

This paper is about how the historical vision of Confucius was constructed in the Analects of Confucius. This analysis concentrates on its particular aspects like the notion of Zhou (1046–256 BCE) – the historical dynasty from which Confucius takes much of his guidance on culture, virtue, and refinement. The first part of this paper is to open up a space for a multidimensional and conceptually rich approach to what we might call Confucius' 'vision of history'. It challenges some problematic assumptions and approaches that have constituted an obstacle to inquiry into the study of Confucius' thought – among them, the idea that Confucius was a 'traditionalist' who sought to bring back the ritual practices of the early Zhou. Then, I proceed to present a fine-grained textual analysis of the Analects and consider some broader conceptual issues involved in it. In particular, I argue that Confucius' recognition of meta-knowing infuses the subject with new depths, which link Confucian ritual performance with agency and self-consciousness. In the next section, by establishing as an object of inquiry the imaginary category of 'Zhou', rather than the 'factual', evidentiary category of 'Zhou', I position Confucius's vision in a comprehensive discussion of political identity.

Portrait of two women : multiple layers of "Confucianism" in late Chosŏn Korea / Youngmin Kim -- The exemplar wife : the life of Lady Chang of Andong in historical context / Lee Soongu -- Confucian educational works for upper status women in Chosŏn Korea / Michael J. Pettid -- Neo-Confucianism as free-floating resource : Im Yunjidang and Kang Chŏngildang as two female neo-Confucian philosophers in late Chosŏn / Youngmin Kim -- The rights of the eldest daughter-in-law and strengthening of adoption of lineage heirs in the mid-Chosŏn period / Lee Soongu -- Questions concerning widows' social status and remarriage in late Chosŏn / Jung Ji-Young -- Devalued bodies, revalued status : Confucianism and the plight of female slaves in late Chosŏn Korea / Milan Hejtmanek

"The Confucian Tradition and Politics" published on by Oxford University Press.

"Religious Traditions in Politics: Confucianism" published on by Oxford University Press.

Extremely small amounts of fatty acids detected in latent fingerprints are important for studying fingerprint visualization and age determination through changes in composition over time. However, methods for efficiently extracting or recovering fatty acids from fingerprints have not been extensively studied. If accurate and stable quantitative estimations are established, age estimates will be possible through a better understanding of the fatty acid composition. The extraction solvent and treatment method are essential factors for achieving a reliable analysis of fatty acids. There have been few previous studies that efficiently compared fatty acids. In this study, fatty acids from sebaceous fingerprint residues were quantified with various extraction solvents and treatment methods and were evaluated with gas chromatography flame ionization detection (GC-FID). All data were analyzed using a statistical method. ; Center for Research and Development of Police science and Technology and Korean National Police Agency (PA-H000001) The Korea government (Ministry of Education) (NRF-2017R1D1A1B03030163) The Korea government (Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning) (MSIP) (No. NRF-2018M3C1B7020722) The Ministry of Health & Welfare, Republic of Korea (Grant Number:) (HI14C1277) Ministry of Science, ICT & Future Planning (NRF-2017M3A9E9072939) Seoul National University Hospital Research Fund (Grant 26-2015-0030)