Reassessing the Park Chung Hee era, 1961-1979 : development, political thought, democracy & cultural influence / edited by Hyung-A Kim and ClarK W. SorenSen.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kim, Hyung-A, 1948-

Sorensen, Clark W., 1948-

Series:

A Center for Korea Studies publication

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Park, Chung Hee, 1917-1979.

Park, Chung Hee.

Korea (South)--Politics and government--1960-1988.

Korea (South).

Physical Description:

viii, 233 p. : ill.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Seattle : University of Washington Press, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Republic of Korea achieved a double revolution in the second half of the twentieth century. In just over three decades, South Korea transformed itself from an underdeveloped, agrarian country into an affluent, industrialized one. At the same time, democracy replaced a long series of military authoritarian regimes. These historic changes began under President Park Chung Hee, who seized power through a military coup in 1961 and ruled South Korea until his assassination on October 26, 1979. While the state's dominant role in South Korea's rapid industrialization is widely accepted, the degree to which Park was personally responsible for changing the national character remains hotly debated. This book examines the rationale and ideals behind Park's philosophy of national development in order to evaluate the degree to which the national character and moral values were reconstructed.

Contents:

pt. 1. Development

pt. 2. Political thought, democracy, and labor

pt. 3. Cultural influence and civil society.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

9780295801797

0295801794

OCLC:

773176965