Western-Centrism and Contemporary Korean Political Thought.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (355 pages)
Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Notes on Names and Asian Characters -- Introduction -- Part I: Defining Western-Centrism -- Chapter One: Understanding Western-Centrism -- Chapter Two: The Historical Evolution of Western-Centrism -- Chapter Three: Western-Centrism and Sinocentrism -- Part II: Western-Centrism in Western Political Thought -- Chapter Four: The Origin and Evolution of Western-Centrism in the History of Western Political Thought -- Chapter Five: Western-Centrism in Locke's Theory of Property -- Chapter Six: Western-Centrism in Samuel P. Huntington's Theory of Democratic Transition -- Part III: Contemporary Korean Political Thought -- Chapter Seven: Pristine versus Secondary Modernization -- Chapter Eight: The Ideological Status of Korean Conservatism -- Chapter Nine: The Democratization of Korea or the Korean-ization of Democracy -- Part IV: Beyond the Shadow of Western-Centrism -- Chapter Ten: The Negative Impact of Western-Centrism in Korean Political Studies -- Chapter Eleven: Discursive Strategies for Overcoming Western-Centrism -- Chapter Twelve: Beyond the Shadow of Western-Centrism -- Bibliography -- Index of Subjects -- Index of Names -- About the Author.
It is a paradox that there are few monographs committed to examining Western-centrism in the discipline of (Western) political theory, an intellectual tradition that has long been proud of critical self-reflection. This book is an outgrowth of examining Western political theory and the ideational processes by which contemporary Korean political theory has interacted with it.
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Political science - Korea (South) - Western influences.