Kyongju Things is lively, providing an engaging account of Kyongju things that draws the reader into a variety of conversations, complications, and conundra. We are a party to arguments about urban planning, conversations about authentic versus merely political rituals, discussions of itineraries and sights, and suspicions about self-interest and motives. A fascinating and thought-provoking read. - DJ Hatfield, Associate in ... Read moreResearch, Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies, Harvard University ""Kyongju Things is responsible, path-breaking, and ambitious, with a stunning and welcoming introduction: as an outsider to the theory that Oppenheim employs I now feel intrigued and energized to LEARN. This is a compelling book that many readers will wrestle with productively. Oppenheim calls upon a theoretical tool kit that allows him to productively re-think place, locality, technology, things, and subjectivity in ways that really do challenge the existing scholarship on South Korea. Kyongju Things will make a splash in Korean studies."" - Nancy Abelmann is Associate Professor of Anthropology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and author of Echoes of the Past, Epics of Dissent: A South Korean Social Movement Show Less