Cornerstone of the Nation - The Defense Industry Building of Modern Korea Under Park Chung Hee

Cornerstone of the Nation is the first historical account of the complex alliance of forces that catapulted South Korea's modernization under Park Chung Hee. Kwon makes the case that arms development may be the most durable and yet least acknowledged factor behind the country's rise to economic prominence in the late twentieth century.

About the author

Peter Banseok Kwon is Assistant Professor of Korean Studies at the University at Albany, State University of New York.

Summary

Cornerstone of the Nation is the first historical account of the complex alliance of forces that catapulted South Korea’s modernization under Park Chung Hee. Kwon makes the case that arms development may be the most durable and yet least acknowledged factor behind the country’s rise to economic prominence in the late twentieth century.

Product details

• Authors: Peter Banseok Kwon
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.02.2024
• EAN: 9780674297135
• ISBN: 978-0-674-29713-5
• No. of pages: 448
• Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Individual industrial sectors, branches; Korea, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economic History, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Manufacturing, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Military Policy, HISTORY / Asia / Korea, Economic history, Asian History, Warfare and defence, Central / national / federal government policies, Manufacturing industries, Central government policies