The Park Chung Hee Era Kindle Edition
by Byung-Kook Kim (Author, Editor), & 23 more Format: Kindle Edition
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This remarkable book will establish itself as the most significant work on the Park period.Stephan Haggard, Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies, University of California San DiegoPark emerges in these essays as a remarkably skillful politician, and the political dimensions of almost all economic policies were foremost in his calculations...This excellent collection of essays convincingly argues that any examination of South Korea as a model of how a poor country can climb out of poverty needs to factor in the personality of Park Chung Hee and the domestic and international politics of the time.Michael J. SethThe HistorianThis significant work on the Park Chung Hee era is composed of 21 chapters by as many Korean specialists...The work provides an enhanced understanding of the political and economic goals of Park Chung Hee (i.e., rich country and strong military) and the forceful means he was willing to use to achieve these goals. The scope and insightfulness of this collection of essays on this critical period in South Korean history make it a must for undergraduate and graduate library collections on Korea. It is strongly recommended for private collections on Korea as well.J. M. PeekChoiceSomehow escaped the notice of much of the broader world...This is superb, as it offers a very detailed and also fairly comprehensive look at the seminal years for South Korean economic growtha¦Not everyone will want 650 pp. on economic (and other) policy under South Korean autocracy, but if you do this is the book for you.Tyler CowenMarginal Revolution --This text refers to the hardcover edition.
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KimByung-Kook: Byung-Kook Kim is Professor of Political Science and International Relations, Korea University.VogelEzra F.: Ezra F. Vogel is Henry Ford II Professor of the Social Sciences Emeritus at Harvard and former Director of Harvard's Fairbank Center for East Asian Research and the Asia Center.DominguezJorge I.: Jorge I. Dominguez is Antonio Medero Professor of Mexican and Latin American Politics and Economics, Harvard University. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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ASIN : B00512AZF2
Publisher : Harvard University Press (1 April 2011)
Print length : 744 pages
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5.0 out of 5 stars Qualità del prodottoReviewed in Italy on 31 August 2019
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Ferro
3.0 out of 5 stars A comprehensive reviewReviewed in the United States on 22 June 2016
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This is for serious students of Korean history and politics. It is a series of tightly written but mostly featureless essays on the inner workings of Parks government and the man himself. It is a valuable historical reference.
Personally however I was looking for a book with a more general appeal, ie more cultural detail from the era; personal perspectives, photos, memorabilia. Something that would give more insight into how this important time has moulded the people themselves.
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Neori
5.0 out of 5 stars Good quality writingReviewed in the United States on 5 April 2014
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It is a pleasure to read a work written in such a clear and pleasant manner. The book is long and comprehensive; it gives a detailed view of what Park Chung Hee did. I especially enjoyed comparison between successful leaders of Korea, Singapore, China and Turkey. Not a book for a tourist, but would be of interest for people looking deep into how South Korea was able to quickly lift up standard of leaving.
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XiaoLiuHou
4.0 out of 5 stars Spit on my grave!Reviewed in the United States on 7 November 2012
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This book consists of the following chapters which illuminate various aspects of the Park Jun Hee era.
Introduction: "The Case for Political History" by Byung-Kook Kim
Ch.1 "The May Sixteenth Military Coup" by Yong-Sup Han
Ch.2 "Taming and Tamed by the United States" by Taehyun Kim and Chang Jae Baik
Ch.3 "State Building: The Military Junta's Path to Modernity through Administrative Reforms" by Hyung-A Kim
Ch.4 "Modernization Strategy: Ideas and Influences" by Chung-in Moon and Byung-joon Jun
Ch.5 "The Labyrinth of Solitude: Park and the Exercise of Presidential Power" by Byung-Kook Kim
Ch.6 "The Armed Forces" by Joo-Hong Kim
Ch.7 "The Leviathan: Economic Bureaucracy under Park" by Byung-Kook Kim
Ch.8 "The origins of Yushin Regime: Machiavelli Unveiled" by Hyung Baeg Im
Ch.9 "The Chaebol" by Eun Mee Kim and Gil-Sung Park
Ch.10 "The Automobile Industry" by Nae-Young Lee
Ch.11 "Pohang Iron & Steel Company" by Sang-young Rhyu and Seok-jin Lew
Ch.12 "The Countryside" by Young Jo Lee
Ch.13 "The Chaeya" by Myung-Lim Park
Ch.14 "The Vietnam War: South Korea's Search for National Security" by Min Yong Lee
Ch.15 "Normalization of relations with Japan: Toward a New Partnership" by Jung-Hoon Lee
Ch.16 "The Security, Political, and Human Rights Conundrum, 1974-1979" by Yong-Jick Kim
Ch.17 "The Search for Deterrence: Park's Nuclear Option" by Sung Gul Hong
Ch.18 "Nation Rebuilders: Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, Lee Kuan Yew, Deng Xiaoping, and Park Jung Hee" by Ezra F. Vogel
Ch.19 "Reflections on a Reverse image: South Korea under Park Jung Hee and the Philippines under Ferdinad Marcos" by Paul D. Hutchcroft
Ch.20 "The Perfect Dictatorship? South Korea versus Argentina, Brazil, Chile, and Mexico" by Horge I. Dominguez
Ch.21 "Industrial Policy in Key Developmental Sectors: South Korea versus Japan and Taiwan" by Gregory W. Noble
Conclusions: "The Post-Park Era" by Byung-Kook Kim
A ruthless tyrant or a visionary leader, an insatiable power-monger or an incorruptible statesman, many Koreans still hate him while also many regard him as one of the most outstanding figures in the whole history of Korea. This book gives you voluminous and arguably objective knowledge to understand his good, bad, and ugly. Though I feel that this book is generally more focused on his positive side, you may have an opposite impression. After finishing this book, you may feel like spitting on his grave as he notoriously predicted.
Because each chapter was written by a different author, there are inevitably redundancies in this rather lengthy book. You read about the same subjects repeatedly in different chapters.
The kindle edition has some shortcomings in its handling. Its footnote numbers are not linked to their contents. You can jump from a chapter to neither next nor previous one.
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ekas
5.0 out of 5 stars S.Korea: Not a miracle at all, determination of a nation for successReviewed in the United States on 4 June 2015
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A very well organized book. You do not only learn how S.Korea became a developed country only within two decades but also enjoy the stories of similar countries like South American, China, Singapour, Taiwan even Japan in the same book. If for S.Korea, a country which has got quite a big financial and technological support from the USA and Japan, catching up developed countries was so diffucult, god really should help the others.
Thanks to the producers.
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