The Development of Modern South Korea provides a comprehensive analysis of South Korean modernization by examining the dimensions of state formation, capitalist development and nationalism. Taking a comparative and interdisciplinary approach this book highlights the most characteristic features of South Korean modernity in relation to its historical conditions, institution traditions and cultural values paying particular attention to Korean's pre-modern civilization.
Author(s): Ju Kim
Edition: 1
Year: 2006
Language: English
Pages: 256
Book Cover......Page 1
Title......Page 4
Copyright......Page 5
Dedication......Page 6
Contents......Page 8
Preface......Page 10
Introduction......Page 12
Part I: Korean civilization and cultural tradition......Page 18
1 The configuration of Korean civilization......Page 20
2 The search for meaning in Korean culture......Page 47
Part II: State formation......Page 66
3 State formation in post-colonial Korea......Page 68
4 Civil society, reflexive subject and transformative culture......Page 93
Part III: Capitalist development......Page 112
5 The historical sociology of Korea’s modernization......Page 114
6. Korea’s rise and integration into the world system......Page 127
7 The Korean economic crisis: the end of a miracle or a turning point?......Page 141
Part IV: Nationalism and reunification......Page 154
8 National identity, nationalism and nation building in Korea......Page 156
9 Reunification as a radical project of state formation......Page 175
Conclusion......Page 191
Notes......Page 196
Bibliography......Page 220
Index......Page 243
