Reactionary Politics in South Korea Myungji Yang

Reactionary Politics in South Korea








Myungji Yang, University of Hawaii, Manoa
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Publication date:17 December 2025
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Contents
Select Reactionary Politics in South Korea
Reactionary Politics in South Korea
pp i-i
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Cambridge Studies in Contentious Politics - Series page
pp ii-ii
Reactionary Politics in South Korea - Title page
Reactionary Politics in South Korea - Title page
pp iii-iii
Historical Legacies, Far-Right Intellectuals, and Political Mobilization
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Introduction
pp 1-27

1 - The Historical Roots of Political Topography  pp 28-56
Cold War Geopolitics and Right-Wing Hegemony

2 - Liberal Democracy without Democracy?  pp 57-83
Ideological Pillars of the South Korean Right

3 - Guarding the Republic of Korea and Resisting “Radical” Reforms  pp 84-113
The Institutional Infrastructure of the Right

4 - The Specter of the Past  pp 114-140
Reconstructing Conservative Historical Memory in South Korea

5 - The Conservative Mind  pp 141-178
How Taegu-Kyǒngbuk and Gangnam Became Strongholds of Conservatism

6 - In the Name of the T’aegǔkki  pp 179-203
Why Older South Koreans Took to the Streets against the Candlelight Protests

Conclusion
pp 204-218


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