The Melodrama of Mobility: Women, Talk, and Class in Contemporary South Korea

by Nancy Abelmann

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How do people make sense of their world in the face of the breakneck speed of contemporary social change? Through the lives and narratives of eight women, The Melodrama of Mobility chronicles South Korea's experience of just such dizzyingly rapid development. Abelmann captures the mood, feeling, and language of a generation and an era while providing a rare window on the personal and social struggles of South Korean modernity. Drawing also from television...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:082482749X

ISBN13:9780824827496

Release Date:September 2003

Publisher:University of Hawaii Press

Length:344 Pages

Weight:1.30 lbs.

Dimensions:0.9" x 5.9" x 9.2"

Related Subjects

Asia Class Cultural Gay & Lesbian History Korea Politics & Social Sciences Social Science Social Sciences Women's Studies

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