Pukyong National University Hosts Book Concert with Professor Park Wonyong, Translator of 'Eric Hobsbawm Biography'

Participants attending Professor Park Wonyong's book concert are taking a group commemorative photo.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Hwang Du-yeol] The Institute of Global Area Studies at Pukyong National University held a book concert on the 14th at the Community Hall on the 5th floor of the Humanities, Social Sciences, and Business Building, inviting Professor Park Won-yong, who translated and published the "Eric Hobsbawm Biography."

The "Eric Hobsbawm Biography," published last year, is the first Korean edition biography released on the 10th anniversary of Eric Hobsbawm, who is called the historian of the century representing the 20th century.

The book is an extensive work that illuminates the entire history and life of the 20th century through the life story of Eric Hobsbawm.

In his lecture titled "Eric Hobsbawm, a Representative Historian of the 20th Century," Professor Park Won-yong approached and presented the comprehensive life of the master from the author's perspective, including the background of the vast works such as Hobsbawm's "The Age of Revolution," "The Age of Capital," "The Age of Empire," and "The Age of Extremes," as well as his growth, inner changes, and human aspects.

Following the lecture, a special talk and discussion were held, hosted by Professor Lee Kyung-il of Kyungsung University and Director Park Sang-hyun.

Professor Park Won-yong earned his master's degree from Seoul National University and his doctorate from Indiana University in the United States.

Books written by Professor Park include "Physical Culture and Sports in Soviet Russia," "Sports Speak History: Politics, Class, Gender," and "Formation and Dissolution of Soviet-style Universities." Translated works include "E. H. Carr Biography" and "The October Revolution: Memory and Formation of the Bolshevik Revolution."

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