The Making of Minjung: Democracy and the Politics of Representation in South Korea

by Namhee Lee

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In this sweeping intellectual and cultural history of the minjung ("common people's") movement in South Korea, Namhee Lee shows how the movement arose in the 1970s and 1980s in response to the repressive authoritarian regime and grew out of a widespread sense that the nation's "failed history" left Korean identity profoundly incomplete.The Making of Minjung captures the movement in its many dimensions, presenting its intellectual trajectory...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0801475732

ISBN13:9780801475733

Release Date:December 2009

Publisher:Cornell University Press

Length:368 Pages

Weight:0.05 lbs.

Dimensions:0.9" x 5.9" x 8.9"

Age Range:18 years and up

Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher

Related Subjects

Asia Democracy Historical Study & Educational Resources History Ideologies & Doctrines Korea Political Ideologies Political Science Politics & Government Politics & Social Sciences Social History

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