Personalist Ethic and the Rise of Urban Korea

In this book we will explore the three major issues arising from the kundaehwa (modernization) 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?

List of contents

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

About the author

Chang Yunshik is Emeritus Professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of British Columbia, Canada.

Summary

In this book we will explore the three major issues arising from the kundaehwa (modernization) 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?

Product details

• Authors: Yunshik Chang, Yunshik (University of British Columbia Chang, Chang Yun-Shik
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2017
• EAN: 9781138097902
• ISBN: 978-1-138-09790-2
• No. of pages: 266
• Series: Routledge Advances in Korean Studies; Routledge Advances in Korean Studies
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education