Militarized modernity and gendered citizenship in South Korea / Seungsook Moon.

Author/creator Moon, Seungsook, 1963-
Format Book
Publication InfoDurham [N.C.] : Duke University Press, ©2005.
Descriptionx, 254 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm.
Supplemental ContentTable of contents
Subjects
Sex role--Korea (South).
Citizenship--Korea (South).
Militarism--Korea (South).
Korea (South)--Social conditions.
Korea (South)--Economic conditions. --1960-1988.
Korea (South)--Politics and government. --1960-1988.
Korea (South)--Politics and government. --1988-2002.

SeriesPolitics, history, and culture
Politics, history, and culture. ^A503914
Contents Introduction: The gender politics of nation building and citizenship in South Korea -- The historical roots and the rise of militarized modernity -- Mobilized to be martial and productive : men's subjection to the nation and the masculine subjectivity of family provider -- Marginalized in production and mobilized to be domestic : women's incorporation into the nation -- The decline of militarized modernity and the rise of the discourse of democratization -- The trajectory of men's citizenship as shaped by military and economic mobilization -- The trajectory of women's citizenship as shaped by their economic marginalization as reproducers -- Conclusion: Modernity, gender, and citizenship.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [185]-237) and index.
LCCN 2005008862
ISBN0822336278 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0822336162 (pbk. : alk. paper)