The Park Chung Hee Era: The Transformation of South KoreaByung-Kook Kim, Ezra F. Vogel In 1961 South Korea was mired in poverty. By 1979 it had a powerful industrial economy and a vibrant civil society in the making, which would lead to a democratic breakthrough eight years later. The transformation took place during the years of Park Chung Hee's presidency. Park seized power in a coup in 1961 and ruled as a virtual dictator until his assassination in October 1979. He is credited with modernizing South Korea, but at a huge political and social cost. |
Contents
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Part Two Politics | 113 |
Part Three Economy and Society | 263 |
Part Four International Relations | 401 |
Part Five Comparative Perspective | 511 |
The PostPark Era | 629 |
Notes | 651 |
Acknowledgments | 737 |
List of Contributors | 739 |
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The Park Chung Hee Era: The Transformation of South Korea Byung-Kook Kim,Ezra F. Vogel Limited preview - 2013 |
The Park Chung Hee Era: The Transformation of South Korea Pyŏng-guk Kim,Ezra F. Vogel Limited preview - 2011 |
The Park Chung Hee Era: The Transformation of South Korea Byung-Kook Kim,Ezra F. Vogel No preview available - 2013 |