Defense Planning and Readiness of North Korea

Ryo Hinata-Yamaguchi

• Hardcover | Engels | Routledge Advances in Korean Studies
• Hinata-Yamaguchi analyzes North Korea's defense planning by looking at how political, economic, and societal factors affect the Korean People's Army's... Lees meer

South Korea under Compressed Modernity

Kyung-Sup Chang

• Hardcover | Engels | Routledge Advances in Korean Studies
• Focusing on the family as the most crucial micro foundation of South Korea's economic, social, and political life, Chang demonstrates a shrewd insight... Lees meer

Modern Korea and Its Others

Vladimir Tikhonov

• Paperback | Engels | Routledge Advances in Korean Studies
• This book explores the way in which modern Korea perceived its closest geographic neighbours, namely China, Japan and Russia. Introducing new sources ... 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

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 analyses how social movements have evolved and how new social movements have developed since the transition from authoritianism to capitalis... 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

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 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

Political Protest and Labor Solidarity in Korea

Doowon Suh

• Hardcover | Engels | Routledge Advances in Korean Studies
• This book analyzes the importance of the Korean white collar worker trade unions and how they have attained many social reforms both by promoting thei... 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

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 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

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. 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

Human Rights Discourse in North Korea

Jiyoung Song

• Hardcover | Engels | Routledge Advances in Korean Studies
• Jiyoung Song explains how North Korea has understood the concepts of human rights in its public documents since the independence in 1945 from Japan af... Lees meer

North Korea in the World Economy

• Hardcover | Engels | Routledge Advances in Korean Studies | nr. 4
• A selection of many of the world experts on the North Korean economy covering such important issues as possible unification with South Korea, the sign... 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

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

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

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

Samsung, Media Empire and Family

Chunhyo Kim

• Hardcover | Engels | Routledge Advances in Korean Studies
• This book studies media conglomerates owning multiple media holdings under centralized ownership within and across media markets, arguing that Asian c... 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 mo... Lees meer

South Korea's Foreign Aid

Hyo-Sook Kim

• Hardcover | Engels | Routledge Advances in Korean Studies
• Kim examines the relationship between South Korean foreign aid and South Korean domestic politics. Lees meer