The Personalist Ethic and the Rise of Urban Korea Paperback / softback
by Yunshik (University of British Columbia, Canada) Chang
Part of the Routledge Advances in Korean Studies series
Paperback / softback
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This book reviews South Korea's experiences of kundaehwa (modernization), or catching up with the West, with a focus on three major historical projects, namely, expansion of new (Western) education, industrialization and democratization.
The kundaehwa efforts that began in the last quarter of the nineteenth century have now fully transformed South Korea into an urban industrial society.
In this book we will explore the three major issues arising from the kundaehwa process in Korea: How was the historical transformation made possible in the personalistic environment?; How personalistic is modern Korea?; And how difficult is it to build an orderly public domain in the pesonalistic modern Korea and how do Koreans respond to this dilemma of modernization?
As an examination of modernization as well as Korea, this book will appeal to students and scholars of Korean studies, sociology, politics and history.
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:266 pages, 4 Tables, black and white
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:14/05/2019
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- ISBN:9780367322298
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Out of StockMore expected soonContact us for further information
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:266 pages, 4 Tables, black and white
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:14/05/2019
- Category:
- ISBN:9780367322298
