Big Brother, Little Brother
Lee Sang-Dawn
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Description for Big Brother, Little Brother
Hardback. Big Brother, Little Brother provides a fascinating case study of the impact of American culture on South Korea during the Johnson administration. Num Pages: 168 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPK; 1KBB; 3JJPK; HBJF; HBLW3; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 17. Weight in Grams: 363.
Big Brother, Little Brother provides a fascinating case study of the impact of American culture on an East Asian nation. Sang-Dawn Lee's concise cultural history describes how the influx of U.S. aid to South Korea during the Lyndon Johnson years led not only to political hegemony but also to cultural hegemony of the one nation over the other. Koreans adapted the "American dream," and in their newfound wealth and success imitated, and often venerated, American ways. In military conflicts at the end of the Johnson years, however, the United States proved not to be the supportive "big brother" Korea had ... Read more
Big Brother, Little Brother provides a fascinating case study of the impact of American culture on an East Asian nation. Sang-Dawn Lee's concise cultural history describes how the influx of U.S. aid to South Korea during the Lyndon Johnson years led not only to political hegemony but also to cultural hegemony of the one nation over the other. Koreans adapted the "American dream," and in their newfound wealth and success imitated, and often venerated, American ways. In military conflicts at the end of the Johnson years, however, the United States proved not to be the supportive "big brother" Korea had ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Lexington Books United States
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
Number of Pages
168
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780739104354
SKU
V9780739104354
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About Lee Sang-Dawn
Sang-Dawn Lee received a Ph.D. in American Studies from the University of Texas at Austin. He contributes to both academic and popular literature on issues of Korean-American relations.
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