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Western-Centrism and Contemporary Korean Political Thought

  • ISBN-13: 9780739180983
  • Publisher: ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD PUBLISHERS
    Imprint: LEXINGTON BOOKS
  • By Jung In Kang
  • Price: AUD $294.00
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  • Local release date: 14/10/2015
  • Format: Hardback 354 pages Weight: 0g
  • Categories: International relations [JPS]
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This book is an outgrowth of critical examination of Western political theory embedded in Western-centrism and the tumultuous ideational processes by which contemporary Korean political theory and reality have intensely interacted (both in convergent and divergent ways) with it. To conduct such examination the book addresses complex and variegated questions regarding Western-centrism: What is Western-centrism? How is Western-centrism to be compared and contrasted with other forms of centrism such as Sinocentrism, capitalism (bourgeois-centrism), patriarchy (male-centrism), and racism (white-centrism)? How has Western-centrism evolved in world history and in the history of Western political thought? How has Western-centrism shaped the evolution of contemporary Korean political thought? What kinds of ill effects has Western-centrism brought about in Korean society and academia? And, ultimately, how can Western-centrism be overcome?
Preface and Acknowledgments Notes on Names and Asian Characters Introduction: From Western-centrism to Post-western-centrism Part I: Defining Western-centrism Chapter 1. Understanding Western-centrism Chapter 2. The Historical Evolution of Western-centrism Chapter 3. Western-centrism and Sinocentrism Part II: Western-centrism in Western Political Thought Chapter 4The Origin and Evolution of Western-centrism in the History of Western Political Thought Chapter 5. Western-centrism in Locke's Theory of Property Chapter 6. Western-centrism in Samuel P. Huntington's Theory of Democratic Transition Part III: Contemporary Korean Political Thought Chapter 7. Pristine vs. Secondary Modernization Chapter 8. The Ideological Status of Korean Conservatism Chapter 9. The Democratization of Korea or the Korean-ization of Democracy Part IV:Beyond the Shadow of Western-centrism Chapter 10. The Negative Impact of Western-centrism in Korean Political Studies Chapter 11. Discursive Strategies for Overcoming Western-centrism Chapter 12. Beyond the Shadow of Western-centrism Bibliography
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