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Protest Politics and the Democratization of South Korea : Strategies and Roles of Women.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Blue Ridge Summit : Lexington Books/Fortress Academic, 2014Copyright date: ©2014Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (191 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780739190265
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Protest Politics and the Democratization of South KoreaDDC classification:
  • 320.082095195
LOC classification:
  • HQ1236.5.K6S55 2014
Online resources:
Contents:
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.
Summary: 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.
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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.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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