Protest Politics and the Democratization of South Korea : Strategies and Roles of Women.
Shin, Youngtae.
Protest Politics and the Democratization of South Korea : Strategies and Roles of Women. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (191 pages)
Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Romanization -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: Theoretical Overview -- Chapter 2: Women before 1945 -- Chapter 3: Evolution to Political Beings in Post-Liberation Era -- Chapter 4: Learning and Doing Politics: Strategies and Works -- Chapter 5: Network Formation in Protest Movements -- Chapter 6: Resource Mobilization and Protest Strategies -- Chapter 7: Mothers' Stories -- Chapter 8: Conclusions and Prospects -- Appendix -- Bibliography -- Bibliography: Sources in Korean -- Index -- About the Author.
This book examines the role of women involved in South Korea's democratization movement. Through its study of older women and the gender roles and values of Korean society manifested in the "Mothers" movement, this book challenges social movement theories that focus on those on the front line but ignore those behind the scenes.
9780739190265
Women--Political activity--Korea (South).
Women and democracy--Korea (South).
Protest movements--Korea (South).
Social movements--Korea (South).
Democratization--Korea (South).
Korea (South)--Politics and government--1960-1988.
Korea (South)--Politics and government--1988-2002.
Korea (South)--Politics and government--2002.
Electronic books.
HQ1236.5.K6S55 2014
320.082095195
Protest Politics and the Democratization of South Korea : Strategies and Roles of Women. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (191 pages)
Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Romanization -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: Theoretical Overview -- Chapter 2: Women before 1945 -- Chapter 3: Evolution to Political Beings in Post-Liberation Era -- Chapter 4: Learning and Doing Politics: Strategies and Works -- Chapter 5: Network Formation in Protest Movements -- Chapter 6: Resource Mobilization and Protest Strategies -- Chapter 7: Mothers' Stories -- Chapter 8: Conclusions and Prospects -- Appendix -- Bibliography -- Bibliography: Sources in Korean -- Index -- About the Author.
This book examines the role of women involved in South Korea's democratization movement. Through its study of older women and the gender roles and values of Korean society manifested in the "Mothers" movement, this book challenges social movement theories that focus on those on the front line but ignore those behind the scenes.
9780739190265
Women--Political activity--Korea (South).
Women and democracy--Korea (South).
Protest movements--Korea (South).
Social movements--Korea (South).
Democratization--Korea (South).
Korea (South)--Politics and government--1960-1988.
Korea (South)--Politics and government--1988-2002.
Korea (South)--Politics and government--2002.
Electronic books.
HQ1236.5.K6S55 2014
320.082095195