Korean Modernization and Uneven Development

Download or read book Korean Modernization and Uneven Development written by Kim Kyong-Dong and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-05-10 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.