| 2005 general-interest Book: PASSAGE to KOREA beautiful photographs by Marc Verin with essays and captions by David A. Mason The best "coffee-table book" about Korea |
| 2010 Baekdu-daegan Trail Guidebook Written by R. Shepherd and A. Douch; David A. Mason as Contributing Editor See More Here |
| Latest Book, on Choi Chi-won, March 2016 See details on this page |
| BOOKS and major Journal Articles published 1988~2016 by Prof. David A. Mason |
2011 my research-paper on the Baekdu-daegan
Region as a fresh pilgrimage-tourism destination was
published by the U.N. World Tourism Organization in
its monumental academic-book "Religious Tourism in
Asia and the Pacific": http://www.e-unwto.org/content/lk7u77/
Region as a fresh pilgrimage-tourism destination was
published by the U.N. World Tourism Organization in
its monumental academic-book "Religious Tourism in
Asia and the Pacific": http://www.e-unwto.org/content/lk7u77/
| 1987 "Modern Hotel English" Choishin Hotel Yeong-eo, published by Hollym International Publishing of Seoul, in 1988, and reprinted until 1999. also "POSCO Business English" published by the Pohang Steel Company, in August 1987. |
1991 Researched and wrote academic journal article on the
history and significance of the Sam-hwang-je Bae-hyang, a 400-year-old
Korean Neo-Confucian Ceremony. Published in the Korea Journal,
Autumn 1991 edition, by the UNESCO Seoul office.
history and significance of the Sam-hwang-je Bae-hyang, a 400-year-old
Korean Neo-Confucian Ceremony. Published in the Korea Journal,
Autumn 1991 edition, by the UNESCO Seoul office.
1993 "KOREA: A Sensory Journey", coffee-
table book of essays on Korea by David A. Mason with
photos by Marc Verin; Woojin Publishers, Seoul.
table book of essays on Korea by David A. Mason with
photos by Marc Verin; Woojin Publishers, Seoul.
1997 KOREA
a travel-guide-book for the entire nation,
published by Lonely Planet of Melbourne,
Australia. (co-authored with Robert Storey).
a travel-guide-book for the entire nation,
published by Lonely Planet of Melbourne,
Australia. (co-authored with Robert Storey).
2011 The Korean
Forest Culture of
the Baekdu-daegan:
Spiritual and Folk Heritages
along Korea’s Grand “Tiger’s
Spine” Mountain-System
David A. Mason, author and R. Shepherd photos & layout
Booklet published by the Korea Forest Service
and distributed at the United Nations Conference
to Combat Desertification held in Changwon City.
Forest Culture of
the Baekdu-daegan:
Spiritual and Folk Heritages
along Korea’s Grand “Tiger’s
Spine” Mountain-System
David A. Mason, author and R. Shepherd photos & layout
Booklet published by the Korea Forest Service
and distributed at the United Nations Conference
to Combat Desertification held in Changwon City.
1999 SPIRIT of the
MOUNTAINS: Korea's
San-shin and Traditions
of Mountain-worship
Hollym Publishing Co., Seoul.
Researched and written 1988-1999.
Reviewed, reported on and cited in many
media-forms, domestic and international.
Awarded “best book of the year” by the
National Academy of Sciences, and then
translated to Korean and re-published in 2003.
MOUNTAINS: Korea's
San-shin and Traditions
of Mountain-worship
Hollym Publishing Co., Seoul.
Researched and written 1988-1999.
Reviewed, reported on and cited in many
media-forms, domestic and international.
Awarded “best book of the year” by the
National Academy of Sciences, and then
translated to Korean and re-published in 2003.
2001-3
Sept. 2001 "The Revival of Sanshin as a Key
Figure in Korean Religious Culture" presented
to the KICKS 2001 conference at Keimyung
University, Daegu; published in their proceedings
volume Exploring the Origin of Homo Koreanus,
by Academia Koreana.
March 2001 "Taebaek-san and Its Ceremony to Heaven",
a feature article published in the Winter 2000 issue of the
journal / magazine Korean Culture, by the Korean Cultural
Center in Los Angeles, CA.
Jan. 2003 “Manual for Explaining Korea”, a collection of
29 speeches on topics of recent Korean Tourism, written by
myself and delivered by officials 2001-2, in Visit Dynamic
Korea (the Final Report of Visit Korea Year Program).
Oct. 2002 “Dynamic Korea”, a 55-page guide to the
achievements of modern Korea and its main tourist
attractions, in Busan Choir Olympics Guidebook.
Sept. 2001 "The Revival of Sanshin as a Key
Figure in Korean Religious Culture" presented
to the KICKS 2001 conference at Keimyung
University, Daegu; published in their proceedings
volume Exploring the Origin of Homo Koreanus,
by Academia Koreana.
March 2001 "Taebaek-san and Its Ceremony to Heaven",
a feature article published in the Winter 2000 issue of the
journal / magazine Korean Culture, by the Korean Cultural
Center in Los Angeles, CA.
Jan. 2003 “Manual for Explaining Korea”, a collection of
29 speeches on topics of recent Korean Tourism, written by
myself and delivered by officials 2001-2, in Visit Dynamic
Korea (the Final Report of Visit Korea Year Program).
Oct. 2002 “Dynamic Korea”, a 55-page guide to the
achievements of modern Korea and its main tourist
attractions, in Busan Choir Olympics Guidebook.
| 2007 & 2008 Two research papers: “Jiri-san: Sacred Aspects and Assets” and “Analysis and Development of Korea’s Baekdu-daegan Trail as an Adventure Tourism Destination: Suggestions for Stakeholders” were published in the Tourism Research Journal (Gwan-gwang Yeon-gu Jeo-neol), Vol. 21 & 22, by the Korea Tourism Research Association (KTRA), Seoul. |
| 2007 ~ 2016 A dozen or so other research papers on my various topics were published in a variety of international academic journals, such as the Transactions of the Royal Asiatic Society Korea, the Kyoto Journal, Exploring Korea, International Journal of Buddhist Thought & Culture, Korean Heritage Quarterly of the Cultural Heritage Administration, Journal of Tourism and Leisure Research, and Korean Culture Journal. |
| 2010 The Colors of Korean Buddhism David A. Mason as main author and Editor Korea Times and 2010 G-20 Summit See More Here |
2017 Sports, Leisure and Games in Korea:
A Sourcebook
Significant Traditional Resources for Modern Korean Cultural Tourism
By Lee Seung-jae and Lee Sang-won; David A. Mason was Contributing Editor of this English version
Book published by the Academy of Korea Studies Press SEE DETAILS HERE
A Sourcebook
Significant Traditional Resources for Modern Korean Cultural Tourism
By Lee Seung-jae and Lee Sang-won; David A. Mason was Contributing Editor of this English version
Book published by the Academy of Korea Studies Press SEE DETAILS HERE
