{"product_id":"understanding-korean-politics-an-introduction-9780791448908","title":"Understanding Korean Politics: An Introduction","description":"Essential reading for anyone interested in contemporary Korea and East Asia, this book provides a comprehensive and balanced introduction to contemporary Korean politics. It explicates the great changes in South Korea, which has gone from being one of the poorest nations to a proud member of the Organization for Economic Development and Cooperation while making the transition to democracy. The work focuses on the geopolitical and cultural setting, historical evolution, institutional foundation, dynamics of political leadership, and political and administrative processes of Korean politics. It also features chapters on political determinants of the rise and decline of the Korean economy, foreign and unification policy of South Korea, and political development and decay in North Korea.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Soong Hoom Kil\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e State University of New York Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/16\/2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 376\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.21lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.09h x 6.04w x 0.94d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780791448908\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSoong Hoom Kil\u003c\/b\u003e is a member of the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea and former Professor of Political Science at Seoul National University. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eContemporary Japanese Politics\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cb\u003eChung-in Moon\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Political Science at Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea. He is the author of several books, including \u003ci\u003eGlobalization and Democratization in South Korea: Assessments and Projects\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDemocracy and the Korean Economy\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"State University of New York Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40389493358707,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":60.85,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_be36abc2-cdfc-47ce-965e-8027a4f1489d.jpg?v=1661608585","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/understanding-korean-politics-an-introduction-9780791448908","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}