1st Edition

Korea and Globalization Politics, Economics and Culture

Edited By James B. Lewis, Amadu Sesay Copyright 2002
256 Pages
by Routledge

256 Pages
by Routledge

256 Pages
by Routledge

Korea faces two challenges in the twenty-first century: unification and globalization. Both entail problems of economic, political and cultural integration. In the past, Koreans successfully 'unified' in various forms, and 'globalized' in many ways. This book is a study of the theme of globalization, addressing various aspects of Korea's integration into the global community from a social... Read more
Introduction, James Lewis; Chapter 1 Globalization and Recent Changes to Daily Life in the Republic of Korea, Yi Jeong Duk; Chapter 2 Labor, Capital, and the Globalization of the Korean Economy, Yin Bao Yun; Chapter 3 From Insularity to segyehwa, Nahzeem Oluwafemi Mimiko; Chapter 4 Commonalities and Differences between the Cultures of North and South Korea and the Unification of the Peninsula, Jin Jing Yi; Chapter 5 The Japan That Does Not Exist and The Ugly Korean, James Lewis; Chapter 6 The Tripitaka Koreana, Kim Jong-myung; Chapter 7 The Re-globalization of Korean Literature, Alexander Fedotoff; Chapter 8 In the Global Arena, Amadu Sesay;

Biography

James B. Lewis, Amadu Sesay