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Militarized Modernity and Gendered Citizenship in South Korea
Seungsook Moon
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Description for Militarized Modernity and Gendered Citizenship in South Korea
Paperback. A postcolonial feminist study of the formation of contemporary political subjectivities in South Korea, framed by the rise and decline in 20th century militarization Series: Politics, History, & Culture. Num Pages: 272 pages, 13 b&w photos, 10 tables, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FPKS; JFSJ; JHBK; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3887 x 16. Weight in Grams: 390.
This pathbreaking study presents a feminist analysis of the politics of membership in the South Korean nation over the past four decades. Seungsook Moon examines the ambitious effort by which South Korea transformed itself into a modern industrial and militarized nation. She demonstrates that the pursuit of modernity in South Korea involved the construction of the anticommunist national identity and a massive effort to mold the populace into useful, docile members of the state. This process, which she terms “militarized modernity,” treated men and women differently. Men were mobilized for mandatory military service and then, as conscripts, utilized as workers ... Read more
This pathbreaking study presents a feminist analysis of the politics of membership in the South Korean nation over the past four decades. Seungsook Moon examines the ambitious effort by which South Korea transformed itself into a modern industrial and militarized nation. She demonstrates that the pursuit of modernity in South Korea involved the construction of the anticommunist national identity and a massive effort to mold the populace into useful, docile members of the state. This process, which she terms “militarized modernity,” treated men and women differently. Men were mobilized for mandatory military service and then, as conscripts, utilized as workers ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Series
Politics, History, & Culture
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
North Carolina, United States
ISBN
9780822336167
SKU
V9780822336167
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About Seungsook Moon
Seungsook Moon is Associate Professor of Sociology at Vassar College.
Reviews for Militarized Modernity and Gendered Citizenship in South Korea
“In this provocative book, Seungsook Moon demonstrates how the South Korean state’s dual push for military security and industrial modernization reinforced gendered distinctions in the citizenry. She skillfully shows the intersection between compulsory military service for men and the marginalization of women in the economy through the symbolic and material valorization of men’s military service. The book masterfully articulates the ... Read more