In Pursuit of Status - The Making of South Korea’s “New” Urban Middle Class

Riassunto

In this ethnography of the everyday life of contemporary Korea, Denise Lett argues that South Korea’s contemporary urban middle class not only exhibits upper-class characteristics but also that this reflects a culturally inherited disposition of Koreans to seek high status.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Denise Potrzeba Lett
• Editore: Harvard University, Asia Center
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 30.03.2002
• EAN: 9780674007819
• ISBN: 978-0-674-00781-9
• Pagine: 270
• Dimensioni: 152 mm x 229 mm x 19 mm
• Peso: 390 g
• Illustrazioni: 3 line drawings
• Serie: Harvard East Asian Monographs; Harvard East Asian Monographs; Harvard East Asian Monographs (HUP); Harvard-Hallym Series on Korea
• Categorie: Saggistica > Politica, società, economia > Politica; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Storia dei paesi e delle regioni