Introduction: The gender politics of nation building and citizenship in South Korea -- The historical roots and the rise of militarized modernity -- Mobilized to be martial and productive : men's subjection to the nation and the masculine subjectivity of family provider -- Marginalized in production and mobilized to be domestic : women's incorporation into the nation -- The decline of militarized modernity and the rise of the discourse of democratization -- The trajectory of men's citizenship as shaped by military and economic mobilization -- The trajectory of women's citizenship as shaped by their economic marginalization as reproducers -- Conclusion: Modernity, gender, and citizenship
Summary
A postcolonial feminist study of the formation of contemporary political subjectivities in South Korea, framed by the rise and decline in 20th century militarization
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Includes bibliographical references (pages ℗213-237) and index
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