Nation Building in South Korea
Koreans, Americans, and the Making of a Democracy
Gregg A. Brazinsky
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
Imprint: The University of North Carolina Press
Published: 11/2009
Pages: 328
Subject: History, Political Science
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Print ISBN: 9.78E+12
eBook ISBN: 9780807867792
DESCRIPTION
Expanding the framework of traditional diplomatic history, Brazinsky examines not only state-to-state relations, but also the social and cultural interactions between Americans and South Koreans. He shows how Koreans adapted, resisted, and transformed American influence and promoted socioeconomic change that suited their own aspirations. Ultimately, Brazinsky argues, Koreans' capacity to tailor American institutions and ideas to their own purposes was the most important factor in the making of a democratic South Korea.