Transformations in Twentieth Century Korea
This edited collection traces the social, economic, political, and cultural dimensions of Korea's dramatic transformation since the late nineteenth century. Taking an interdisciplinary approach, the chapters examine the internal and external forces which facilitated the transition towards indus...
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| Format: | eBook |
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New York :
Taylor & Francis
2006.
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| Edition: | First edition |
| Series: | RoutledgeCurzon advances in Korean studies.
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| See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009745271806719 |
Table of Contents:
- Cover; Transformations in Twentieth Century Korea; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; Contributors; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Korea's twentieth century transformation; Part I The agrarian transformation; 1 Neither "sprouts" nor "offspring": The agrarian roots of Korean capitalism; 2 Agricultural cooperative development and change: A window on South Korea's agrarian transformations; Part II Business and industrial transformations; 3 Causes, consequences, relevance: Korea's industrialization; 4 Transformations in Korean capitalism: A case study of the Hyundai Business Group 5 What makes us great: Chaebŏl development, labor practices, and managerial ideologyPart III Transformations in the state; 6 Development without democracy: The political economy of US-SouthKorea relations, 1958-1961; 7 Cut from the same cloth: Bureaucracies and rulers in SouthKorea, 1948-1979; Part IV Transforming cultureand ideology; 8 Confucianism, democracy, and the individual in Korean modernization; 9 Monumental histories: Manliness, the military, and theWar Memorial; 10 Modernization theory, ideology, and economic success: Putting Korea's development incomparative perspective Part V Social transformations: Labor, women, and the family11 Modernization, gender roles, and marriage behavior in South Korea; 12 Women's incorporation into the urban economy of South Korea; Conclusion: South Korea: in pursuit of modernity; Index.
