Rationalizing Korea: The Rise of the Modern State, 1894-1945

by Kyung Moon Hwang

Book Overview

The first book to explore the institutional, ideological, and conceptual development of the modern state on the peninsula, Rationalizing Korea analyzes the state's relationship to five social sectors, each through a distinctive interpretive theme: economy (developmentalism), religion (secularization), education (public schooling), population (registration), and public health (disease control). Kyung Moon Hwang argues that while this formative process...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520288327
• ISBN13: 9780520288324
• Release Date: December 2015
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.9" x 9.0"