The making of minjung democracy and the politics of representation in South Korea / Namhee Lee.

Author/creator Lee, Namhee
Format Electronic
Publication InfoIthaca : Cornell University Press,
Descriptionxii, 349 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
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Subjects
Political participation--Korea (South). --History.
Political culture--Korea (South). --History.
Social movements--Korea (South). --History.
Student movements--Korea (South). --History.
Democratization--Korea (South). --History.
Korea (South)--Politics and government. --1960-1988.

Contents Introduction : minjung, history, and historical subjectivity -- The construction of minjung -- Anticommunism and North Korea -- Anti-Americanism and chuch'e sasang -- The undonggwŏn as a counterpublic sphere -- Between indeterminacy and radical critique : madanggŭk, ritual, and protest -- The alliance between labor and intellectuals -- "To be reborn as revolutionary workers" : Gramscian fusion and Leninist vanguardism -- The subject as the subjected : intellectuals and workers in labor literature -- Conclusion : the minjung movement as history.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2007021947
ISBN9780801445668 (cloth : alk. paper)

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