Posting on behalf of Larry Israel:
Dear Warp Weft and Way readers – I am just writing to let you know that I have self-published a book titled “Studying Wang Yangming: History of a Sinological Field.” This is a survey of the Western-language literature (17th c.-2019 or so) on Wang Yangming and his first-general followers written in historical and to some extent biographical context. I know that many will disapprove of self-publication and look down on it, but I did so because this book is about to be published in Chinese by a press in Beijing, and also because it will need to be updated every few years (hard to do if I give it to a publisher). Also, given how limited the audience will be, I felt that signing it over would result in this reference book becoming even less accessible globally. In sum, I had a contract with an okay press but didn’t feel right about giving it away. Much content is based on peer-reviewed articles and the rest went through several hands. Thanks for your forbearance! If you would like a free e-version just email me, I’m happy to send it. larry.israel@mga.edu
Sincerely,
Larry Israel
Apologies, that should say “first-generation followers.”
Eventually, I’ll simply post it online.
I do think it is in good order, this review of most of the excellent scholarship out there, written over the last century or so.
Last, any advice or feedback will be greatly appreciated and incorporated in future, updated editions (something like “crowd-sourcing”?).