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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The Korean Tradition of Religion, Society, and Ethics

Chai-Sik Chung

• Hardcover | Engels | Routledge Advances in Korean Studies
• This book presents a holistic view of the enduring religious tradition of Korea and its cultural and social significance within wider modern and globa... 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

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

The Failure of Socialism in South Korea

Yunjong Kim

• Paperback | Engels | Routledge Advances in Korean Studies
• This book offers a detailed examination of the reasons why socialism failed in South Korea, going beyond the generally accepted view that the left fai... 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

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
• This book presents a holistic view of the enduring religious tradition of Korea and its cultural and social significance within wider modern and globa... 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 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

Change and Continuity in North Korean Politics

• Paperback | Engels | Routledge Advances in Korean Studies
• This book explores the stable and shifting political, cultural and economic landscapes of North Korea in the era of Kim Jong-un. The contributors depl... 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

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

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

Market and Society in Korea

Dennis McNamara

• Hardcover | Engels | Routledge Advances in Korean Studies | nr. 2
• Assessing the roles of capital, labour, and state, McNamara discovers a distinctive style of interest bargaining to bridge uncertainties and foster en... Lees meer

Nouveau-Riche Nationalism and Multiculturalism in Korea

Gil-Soo Han

• Paperback | Engels | Routledge Advances in Korean Studies
• The unprecedented economic success of South Korea since the 1990s has led in turn to a large increase in the number of immigrants and foreign workers ... Lees meer

The Global Korean Motor Industry

Russell D Lansbury, Chung-Sok Suh, Seung-Ho Kwon

• Hardcover | Engels | Routledge Advances in Korean Studies | nr. 10
• This book examines the experiences of the globalizing Korean automobile industry, with particular focus on the Hyundai Motor Company (HMC), one of the... Lees meer