Korean modernization and uneven development : alternative sociological accounts by Kyong-Dong, Kim, author instant download

Korean modernization and uneven development : alternative sociological accounts by Kyong-Dong, Kim, author instant download

1 online resource, Spanning the 19th and 20th centuries and identifying multiple waves of modernization, this book illustrates how principles originating in Chinese Confucianism have impacted the modernization of East Asia. It analyzes how such principles are exercised at personal, interpersonal and organizational levels and reveals how, as modernization unfolds in East Asia, there is a rising interest in tradition of Confucianism and its relevance to global development. Offering an alternative discourse on modernization and development viewed specifically from the East Asia perspective, this book focuses its analysis on the Korean experience of modernization and development. It considers the broad range of societal transformations which have occurred over the past half century, utilizing the vernacular language of Korea extracted from everyday life to interpret, characterize, globalize and pedagogically broaden the understanding and the human meaning behind these complex social changes, Includes bibliographical references and index, Print version record, Prologue -- What Made Korea Tick? Alternative Accounts of the Distinctive Features of Korea's Economic Modernization -- What Has Transpired in the Process of Korean Modernization? A Thematic Approach to the Nature of Social Change -- The Myths of Korean Democracy: Cultural-Structural Lag in Korean Politics -- Political and Cultural Selectivity in the Dynamics of Industrial Relations in Korea: An Alternative Sociological Approach -- Epilogue