| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 233 pages) : illustrations |
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Routledge studies in emerging societies |
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Routledge studies in emerging societies.
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| Contents |
Introduction : what is the discourse of Seonjinguk? -- The origins of Korea's Eurocentrism : Gaehwa and Munmyeong discourses from the 1880s to the 1930s -- The politics of modern discourse of civilization in colonized Korea : the 1910s and the 1920s -- Competition between civilization and development discourses : the 1950s -- The rise of developmentalism and Seonjinguk discourse : the 1960s and the 1970s -- Change in the discourse of Seonjinguk : the 1980s and the 1990s -- The discursive structure of Korea's developmentalism and the mobilization of nation : Geundaehwa (Modernization), Segyehwa (Globalization), and Seonjinhwa (Becoming Advanced) -- A comparison on development discourses in Korea, China, and Japan : national identities and mutual perceptions -- A comparison of regional identities between Northeast Asia and Europe : the constructions of "self" and "others" -- Conclusion : beyond the discourse of Seonjunguk |
| Summary |
Under the global hegemony of the West, societies have interpreted the world and defined their identities through the frameworks of Eurocentric discourses. Since the mid-twentieth century, Eurocentrism has tended to be associated with economic developmentalism. The discourse of seonjinguk (developed country) has been a dominant Eurocentric developmental discourse in Korea. However, in what historical contexts have the Koreans set seonjinguk as their national goal and yardstick to judge nations? What roles have been played by the concept of seonjinguk in Korea? What discursive frameworks did the Koreans use for their national identities and worldviews before the developmental era? Eurocentrism and Development in Korea is the first scholarly approach to those questions. Through a chronological analysis of Korea's dominant discourses from the late nineteenth century to the present, Kim demonstrates the historical nature of developmentalism and seonjinguk discourse for Korea's developmental era, and traces their genealogy to gaehwa (enlightenment) and munmyeong (civilization) discourses from a sociological-historical perspective |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Economic development -- Korea (South)
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Industries -- General.
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Economic development
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Economic policy
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| SUBJECT |
Korea (South) -- Economic policy.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85073060
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| Subject |
Korea (South)
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781315308067 |
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9781315308074 |
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131530807X |
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1315308061 |
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9781315308050 |
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9781315308067 |
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1315308053 |
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9781315308043 |
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1315308045 |
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