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Korea's Development Under Park Chung Hee

Hyung-A Kim

Based on personal interviews with the principal policy-makers of the 1970s, this book examines how the president sought to develop South Korea into an independent, autonomous sovereign state both economically and militarily.

Book Details

  • Publisher: Routledge
  • Publish Date: Nov 20th, 2003
  • Pages: 304
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 9.50in - 6.18in - 0.87in - 1.31lb
  • EAN: 9780415323291
  • Categories: Asia - KoreaGeneralCultural & Ethnic Studies - General

About the Author

Hyung-A Kim is a Research Fellow at the Centre for Asia Pacific Social Transformation Studies (CAPSRTAMS), University of Wollongong, Australia.

Praise for this book

'This book is an excellent analysis of the development policy of Korea and the associated political developments in recent years.' - Journal of Contemporary Asia