Routledge Handbook of Contemporary South Korea

Name: Routledge Handbook of Contemporary South Korea
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Routledge Handbook of Contemporary South KoreaAuthor(s): Sojin Lim, Niki J.P. Alsford\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367458201, 978-0367458201\nSynopsis\nThe Routledge Handbook of Contemporary South Korea offers a ground-breaking study of the socio-political development of the Korean peninsula in the contemporary period. \n\nWritten by an international team of scholars and experts, contributions to this book address key intellectual questions in the development of Korean studies, projecting new ways of thinking about how international systems can be organised and how local societies adapt to global challenges. Academically rigorous, each chapter defines current research and lends the reader greater understanding of the social, cultural, economic, and political developments of South Korea, ranging from chapters on the Korean Wave to relations with North Korea and the Korean language overseas. \n\nThe volume is d.