Protest politics and the democratization of South Korea : strategies and roles of women / Youngtae Shin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Shin, Youngtae, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women--Political activity--Korea (South).

Women.

Women and democracy--Korea (South).

Women and democracy.

Protest movements--Korea (South).

Protest movements.

Social movements--Korea (South).

Social movements.

Democratization--Korea (South).

Democratization.

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

Korea (South).

Korea (South)--Politics and government--1988-2002.

Korea (South)--Politics and government--2002-.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (191 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

<span><span>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 the front line but ignore those behind the scenes.</span></span>

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgments; Romanization; Abbreviations; Introduction; Chapter 1: Theoretical Overview; Chapter 2: Women before 1945; Chapter 3: Evolution to Political Beings in Post-Liberation Era; Chapter 4: Learning and Doing Politics: Strategies and Works; Chapter 5: Network Formation in Protest Movements; Chapter 6: Resource Mobilization and Protest Strategies; Chapter 7: Mothers' Stories; Chapter 8: Conclusions and Prospects; Appendix; Bibliography; Bibliography: Sources in Korean; Index; About the Author

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

979-82-16-22906-3

1-4985-0320-9

0-7391-9026-1

OCLC:

897116992