Korean Society : Civil Society, Democracy, and the State,9780415263887

Korean Society : Civil Society, Democracy, and the State

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Edition: 1st
ISBN13: 9780415263887
ISBN10: 0415263883
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2002-03-22
Publisher(s): Routledge
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Summary

This textbook, written by an interdisciplinary and international team of Korean scholars, provides an up-to-date and comprehensive account of rapidly changing Korean society. The book addresses the core issues in contemporary Korea:* democratization* the emerging civil society* the role of new social movements* the Confucian Legacy* changing North-South relations.This topical volume is a vital account of Korean society which will appeal to specialists and students alike.

Table of Contents

List of contributors
ix
Introduction: civil society in contemporary Korea 1(10)
Charles K. Armstrong
Civil Society in West and East
11(25)
Bruce Cumings
The problematic modernity of Confucianism: the question of ``civil society'' in Choson dynasty Korea
36(21)
John Duncan
The geneology of Confucian Moralpolitik and its implications for modern civil society
57(35)
Sangjun Kim
Civil society and democratization
92(17)
Sunhyuk Kim
Engendering civil society: the role of the labor movement
109(23)
Hagen Koo
The South Korean student movement: Undongkwon as a counterpublic sphere
132(33)
Namhee Lee
Commemorating Kwangju: the 5.18 movement and civil society at the millennium
165(22)
Linda S. Lewis
Protestant Christianity and the state: religious organizations as civil society
187(20)
Donald N. Clark
Index 207

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