The development of modern South Korea : state formation, capitalist development and national identity /
Kim, Kyong Ju,1966-
London : Routledge,
2006.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [185]-231) and index.
The configuration of Korean civilization -- The search for meaning in Korean culture -- State formation in post-colonial Korea -- Civil society, reflexive subject and transformative culture -- The historical sociology of Korea's modernization -- Korea's rise and integration into the world system -- The Korean economic crisis: the end of a miracle or a turning point? -- National identity, nationalism and nation-building in Korea -- Reunification as a radical project of state formation.