
The Personalist Ethic and the Rise of Urban Korea
Yunshik Chang(Author)
Routledge (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 14. December 2017
Book
Hardback
266 pages
978-1-138-09790-2 (ISBN)
Description
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.
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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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
4 s/w Tabellen
4 Tables, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
578 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-138-09790-2 (9781138097902)
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Person
Chang Yunshik is Emeritus Professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of British Columbia, Canada.
Content
1. Choson Dynasty Korea
2. Korea in Transition 1876-1945
3. Growth of New (Western) Education
4. Industrialization
5. Democratization
6. Urbanizationand the Expansion of the Public Domain
2. Korea in Transition 1876-1945
3. Growth of New (Western) Education
4. Industrialization
5. Democratization
6. Urbanizationand the Expansion of the Public Domain