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Park Chung Hee and Modern Korea: The Roots of Militarism, 1866–1945
Full title: | Park Chung Hee and Modern Korea: The Roots of Militarism, 1866–1945 |
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ISBN: | 9780674659865 |
ISBN 10: | 0674659864 |
Authors: | Eckert, Carter J. |
Publisher: | Belknap Press: An Imprint of Harvard University Press |
Edition: | 1 |
Num. pages: | 512 |
Binding: | Hardcover |
Language: | en |
Published on: | 2016 |
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Synopsis
For South Koreans, The Twenty Years From The Early 1960s To Late 1970s Were The Best And Worst Of Times--a Period Of Unprecedented Economic Growth And Of Political Oppression That Deepened As Prosperity Spread. In This Masterly Account, Carter J. Eckert Finds The Roots Of South Korea's Dramatic Socioeconomic Transformation In The Country's Long History Of Militarization--a History Personified In South Korea's Paramount Leader, Park Chung Hee.--