first of all i am really sorry to write in english. somebody installed a rally strange hangul emulator in mclenan library and unable to figure out how to write it. really nice to meet you a former McGiller. I think every McGill Korean student suffer from my reputation. ^^ If you have suffered any ill from my eratic behavior in kids, i would like to apologize for my past sin. ^^ I simply couldn't resist making fun of ethnocentric koreans. i sould have stopped long time ago.... i know my title of posting does not exactly match the substance. this is simply a device to attract more readers. usually i start very big and talk about completely different things. it is a contradion but because you can't even guess what i might be posting simply by reading the title, people are always curious about what i post. this is the way i attract my fans.... ^^ i don't know much about korean history but always interested in learning something. i don't want know some minor details but some big picture. For your question about spinard's conquest of new world, you should not read a book written from europian perspective. they tend to diminish their abuse and injustice against natives. i recommend a book "stolen continent" which i introduced in previous posting. this book has a lot of reference on the back of the book. this book's major source is from inca and aztec scribes between 1520-1850. i was amazed what i read. i felt really sorry for the inca and aztec people. korean people tend to think they are the only one who suffered conolization but compared to what i read .... i really urge you to read the book. you will feel the same emotional outrage agaist the subjugation. do you know that the tomas moor(?)'s famous book 'utopia' was directly influnced by inca civilization? ^^ good luck on your quest to the lost civilization. ps. since you are a former McGiller... have you watched CNN lately? NASA sent a columbia to the outer space. on board, there is a McGill professor doing medical experiment. kiki.... 1010101010101010101010101000000010101010010101010101000000010001111110101001010 0101010011111010101000100010110101010101010101001010101010101010101111111101010 1011111100010101010101010101101010101011111101010111101010001110101010001010110 http://www.math.mcgill.ca/~chung