South Korea Under Compressed Modernity

Kyung-Sup Chang

• Hardcover | Engels | Routledge Advances in Korean Studies
• The condensed social change and complex social order governing South Koreans' life cannot be satisfactorily delineated by relying on West-derived soci... Lees meer

Modern Korea and Its Others

Vladimir Tikhonov

• Paperback | Engels | Routledge Advances in Korean Studies
• The period spanning the 1880s to 1945 was a crucially important formative time for Korea, during which understandings of modernity were largely shaped... Lees meer

Defense Planning and Readiness of North Korea

Ryo Hinata-Yamaguchi

• Hardcover | Engels | Routledge Advances in Korean Studies
• How has North Korea developed and managed its military readiness to achieve its strategic ends? Hinata-Yamaguchi analyzes North Korea's defense planni... Lees meer

De-Bordering Korea

• Hardcover | Engels | Routledge Advances in Korean Studies
• As tensions remain on the Korean peninsula, this book looks back on the decade of improved inter-Korean relations and engagement between 1998 and 2008... Lees meer

Korea's Developmental Alliance

David Hundt

• Hardcover | Engels | Routledge Advances in Korean Studies | nr. 15
• South Korea is often cited as a case of miraculous transformation from poverty to prosperity. Korea's achievement of moving from one of the world's po... Lees meer

South Korean Social Movements

• Hardcover | Engels | Routledge Advances in Korean Studies
• This book explores the evolution of social movements in South Korea by focusing on how they have become institutionalized and diffused in the democrat... Lees meer

Megacity Seoul

Yu-Min Joo

• Paperback | Engels | Routledge Advances in Korean Studies
• In Asia, there are a growing number of gigantic megacities, accompanied by a series of speculative and extravagant megaprojects. Amid the fast-paced u... Lees meer

The Korean Tradition of Religion, Society, and Ethics

Chai-Sik Chung

• Hardcover | Engels | Routledge Advances in Korean Studies
• By making Korea a central part of comparative history of East Asian religion and society, this book traces the evolution of Korean religion from the o... Lees meer

Political Protest and Labor Solidarity in Korea

Doowon Suh

• Hardcover | Engels | Routledge Advances in Korean Studies
• East Asia has undergone an intense period of economic development and accompanying social change in recent years and among the unforeseen social pheno... Lees meer

Public Administration and Policy in Korea

• Paperback | Engels | Routledge Advances in Korean Studies
• The present Korean public administration and policy system has shown very significant differences compared to the system in 1970s. This book provides ... Lees meer

Interviews with North Korean Defectors

Lim Il, Adam Zulawnik

• Paperback | Engels | Routledge Advances in Korean Studies
• Originally compiled and written by North Korean defector and author Lim Il, this English-language edition, thoroughly annotated by Dr. Adam Zulawnik, ... Lees meer

The Failure of Socialism in South Korea

Yunjong Kim

• Paperback | Engels | Routledge Advances in Korean Studies
• Despite the fact that socialist parties have proved to be a major political force across the world, this has not been the case in Asian countries. Soc... Lees meer

North Korea in the World Economy

• Hardcover | Engels | Routledge Advances in Korean Studies | nr. 4
• Mention North Korea to people today and they will conjure up many unflattering images, particularly in the wake of George W. Bush denouncing the state... Lees meer

Industrial Relations in Korea

Jooyeon Jeong

• Paperback | Engels | Routledge Advances in Korean Studies
• A key factor in Korea's economic success is the nature of industrial relations in Korean business and industry. Joo-Yeon Jeong presents a comprehensiv... Lees meer

Human Rights Discourse in North Korea

Jiyoung Song

• Hardcover | Engels | Routledge Advances in Korean Studies
• This unique book examines the conceptual development of human rights in North Korea from historical, political and cultural perspectives. Dr Jiyoung S... Lees meer

The Korean Tradition of Religion, Society, and Ethics

Chai-Sik Chung

• Paperback | Engels | Routledge Advances in Korean Studies
• By making Korea a central part of comparative history of East Asian religion and society, this book traces the evolution of Korean religion from the o... Lees meer

The Korean War and Postmemory Generation

Dong-Yeon Koh

• Paperback | Engels | Routledge Advances in Korean Studies
• This pioneering volume navigates cultural memory of the Korean War through the lens of contemporary arts and film in South Korea for the last two deca... Lees meer

Capitalist Development in Korea

Dae-Oup Chang

• Paperback | Engels | Routledge Advances in Korean Studies
• Contrary to the widely-held view that the East Asian "developmental state" is neutral in terms of the relationship between capital and labour - a beni... Lees meer

The Politics of Coalition in Korea

Youngmi Kim

• Hardcover | Engels | Routledge Advances in Korean Studies
• This book examines how inter- and intra-party coalition-building affects governability in South Korea. Focusing on the Kim Dae-jung administration (19... Lees meer

The Road to Multiculturalism in South Korea

Timothy Lim

• Paperback | Engels | Routledge Advances in Korean Studies
• This book aims to capture the complicated development of Korea from monoethnic to multicultural society, challenging the narrative of "ethnonational c... Lees meer

Samsung, Media Empire and Family

Chunhyo Kim

• Hardcover | Engels | Routledge Advances in Korean Studies
• This book analyses media conglomerates owning multiple media holdings under centralized ownership within and across media markets. It argues that Asia... Lees meer

Change and Continuity in North Korean Politics

• Paperback | Engels | Routledge Advances in Korean Studies
• In the years since the death of Kim Jong-il and the formal acknowledgement of Kim Jong-un as head of state, the North Korean regime has made a series ... Lees meer

The Candlelight Movement, Democracy, and Communication in Korea

• Hardcover | Engels | Routledge Advances in Korean Studies
• This book examines key features, problems, and implications of the 2016-2017 Candlelight Movement, a historical cornerstone for democracy and social m... Lees meer

South Korea's Foreign Aid

Hyo-Sook Kim

• Hardcover | Engels | Routledge Advances in Korean Studies
• Kim examines the impact of domestic politics in accomplishing South Korea's middle power diplomacy through the provision of foreign aid. Since the 200... Lees meer