"This book is about protest politics and social movements led by a group of women, the "Mothers," who were inadvertently drawn into South Koreaʹs democratization movement from the 1970s to the 2000s. The Mothers were family members of political dissidents of varying backgrounds …
This book examines the role of women involved in South Korea's democratization movement. Through its study of older women and the gender roles and values of Korean society manifested in the "Mothers" movement, this book challenges social movement theories that focus on those on …
Nationalism in South Korea -- South Korea's nationalist student movement -- Changing attitudes to unification -- New nationalist attitudes in action -- Globalization and nation building -- The impact of globalization on national identity -- The demise of an ethnic identity -- Na…
"Addresses some basic questions of development economics through a series of case studies examining upgradation and innovation by firms operating in GVCs in Asia"
Offering rare insight into the world of celebrity and media in China and beyond, Celebrity Culture and the Entertainment Industry in Asia looks closely at the dynamics of stardom and celebrity endorsement in the region and examines its impact on marketing and media. Through firs…
An outgrowth of the critical examination of Western political theory embedded in Western-centrism and the tumultuous ideational processes by which contemporary Korean political theory and reality have intensely interacted (both in convergent and divergent ways). The book address…
An outgrowth of the critical examination of Western political theory embedded in Western-centrism and the tumultuous ideational processes by which contemporary Korean political theory and reality have intensely interacted (both in convergent and divergent ways). The book address…
This book addresses the fundamental question why and under which conditions Korean firms increased their investment so heavily in the EU after 1986 and why they and not the Korean government took the initiative in the decision-making process. The author contends that the main re…
Korea 2013: politics, economy and society
by Hoare, James E., Frank, Rüdiger, Köllner, Patrick, Pares, Susan
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