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# The Korean Mind: Understanding Contemporary Korean Culture Paperback – June 10, 2012

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    A very profound and fantastic book for those who really read it, front to back.
  

*by A***R on Reviewed in the United States on June 11, 2020*

This book really teaches Korean culture by focusing on key words that make up the collective unconscious of Koreans.  There is a lot of history here, as well as explanations of Korean philosophy (both the abstract philosophy and how it was actually implemented in society), the interactions Korea had with Japan, China, Manchuria, the U.S., Russia, France, etc. etc. and how those interactions affected the Korean psyche.Some folks here have unfairly maligned the book for two reasons that to me do not make sense.1. The charge that the book has repetition:The fact is that since each word/concept is supposed to be explained completely in its own section, some measure of repetition is necessary to make that entry complete. Also, the authors never merely repeat the same information. Each time Boye Lafayette de Mente expands upon the information or presents distinct examples, history, ideational corollaries, etc..  So it is never pure repetition, even if similar information has to appear in a distinct section for that section to fully succeed as an explanation of the word/concept. Also the book is very thick (I was happy to get so many pages of information for my money), so the author did not skimp on information.  I learned a lot from this book that is not explained or is not explained as well in other books.2.  Critique that the Hangeul is wrong:First off, there is now a new revised edition of the book edited by Laura Kingdom who received a degree in Korean from Yonsei University in Korea (similar to Yale in the U.S.; Harvard being Seoul National University) and lives/works in Korea. She has authored or co-authored numerous books on Korean grammar.  Also, the book was reviewed by many other Korean colleagues/experts, whom the author, de Mente, thanks in the acknowledgements section. If any inadvertent errors exist, they should be brought to the publishers attention, but it was not the fault of the author. Boyd de Mente (and Kingdom in her revision 2017 of Mente's book) made every effort to ensure the Hangeul was correct.  Also, the concepts are explained superbly, even if the Hangeul or English romanization of that Hangeul word is off.  IF YOU OWN AN EARLIER EDITION OF THIS BOOK, FOR EXAMPLE YOU ORDER AN OLD USED COPY, THAT MAY ACCOUNT FOR YOUR ENCOUNTER OF MISPELLED HANGEUL. I BELIEVE THOSE HAVE MOSTLY BEEN CORRECTED IN THIS REVISED EDITION. IF NOT, CONTACT TUTTLE AND THEY WILL REVISE THE BOOK IN THE FUTURE SO THAT IT IS PERFECT.In summary, if you judge this book for what it provides you, it is really a very very strong 5-star rating.  I can't imagine learning Korean culture without it. My girlfriend is a native Korean with a Ph.D. (her paternal grandfather was one of the foremost Korean linguists in Korea: the top in his field, actually) and she says the cultural explanations are absolutely correct.In short, this is a great book. I suspect many who have rated the book below a 5, or at worst 4, have not actually read it. I have, and it's a wonderful indispensable book for the Korean culture learner.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    In good shape, on time and great book
  

*by C***9 on Reviewed in the United States on May 10, 2023*

This is easy to read and the information that I'm interested in

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Great background cultural information
  

*by T***K on Reviewed in the United States on December 22, 2022*

A long read, but very useful info and understanding this culture better.

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