Contemporary Korean Political Thought and Park Chung-Hee

This book examines the political thought of Park Chung-hee (1917-1979), the most revered, albeit the most controversial, former president in the history of South Korea. It looks at the trends in the ideological terrain of contemporary South Korean politics, and the legacy of Park Chung-hee's authoritarian politics.

List of contents

Notes on Names and Asian Characters / Preface / Acknowledgments / Introduction: Contemporary Korean Political Thought and Park Chung-hee / Part 1: Trends and Characteristics of Contemporary Korean Political Thought / 1. The Dynamic Evolution of Contemporary Korean Political Thought: An Overview / 2. The Dialectic of Nonsimultaneity / 3. The Sanctification of Nationalism / Part II: The Political Thought of Park Chung-hee / 4. Park Chung-hee's Discourses on Democracy / 5. Park Chung-hee's Antiliberal Conservatism for Modernization / 6. Park Chung-hee's Discourses on Nationalism / Part III: Contemporary Korean Political Thought since Democratization / 7. Conclusion: Trends in Korean Political Ideology since Democratization / Bibliography / Index

About the author

Jung In Kang is Professor of Political Science at Sogang University, South Korea.

Summary

This book examines the political thought of Park Chung-hee (1917-1979), the most revered, albeit the most controversial, former president in the history of South Korea. It looks at the trends in the ideological terrain of contemporary South Korean politics, and the legacy of Park Chung-hee's authoritarian politics.

Product details

• Authors: Jung In Kang
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.06.2017
• EAN: 9781786602480
• ISBN: 978-1-78660-248-0
• No. of pages: 282
• Series: Ceacop East Asian Comparative; CEACOP East Asian Comparative Ethics, Politics and Philosophy of Law; Ceacop East Asian Comparative; CEACOP East Asian Comparative Ethics, Politics and Philosophy of Law
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Other world religions; PHILOSOPHY / Social, PHILOSOPHY / Political, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Democracy, PHILOSOPHY / Eastern, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Asian, Social & political philosophy, social and political philosophy, Political structures: democracy, South Korea, East Asian and Indian philosophy, Oriental & Indian philosophy