South Korea : a country study

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OCLC:622919151
Corporate Author: Library of Congress. Federal Research Division
Other Authors: Savada, Andrea Matles, 1950-, Shaw, William, 1944-
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : Federal Research Division, Library of Congress : For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O., 1992.
Edition:4th ed.
Series:Area handbook series.
DA pam ; 550-41.
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Online Resource:LLMC Digital
Related Items:Print version: South Korea.
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245 0 0 |a South Korea :  |b a country study /  |c Federal Research Division, Library of Congress ; edited by Andrea Matles Savada and William Shaw. 
250 |a 4th ed. 
260 |a Washington, D.C. :  |b Federal Research Division, Library of Congress :  |b For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O.,  |c 1992. 
300 |a 1 online resource (xli, 408 p.) :  |b ill., maps. 
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490 1 |a DA pam ;  |v 550-41. 
500 |a "Research completed June 1990." 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references (p. 347-375) and index. 
505 0 |a Origins of the Korean nation -- The three kingdoms period -- The evolution of Korean society. Silla ; Koryŏ -- The Chosŏn dynasty -- Characteristics of society under the dynasties. Cultural expression ; Korean identity ; Political and social institutions -- Korea under Japanese rule -- World War II and Korea -- South Korea under United States occupation, 1945-48. Economy and society ; Establishment of the Republic of Korea -- The Korean War, 1950-53 -- The Syngman Rhee era, 1948-60. The political environment ; Society under Rhee ; The postwar economy -- The democratic interlude -- South Korea under Park Chung Hee, 1961-79. The military in politics ; Economic development ; Society under Park ; Foreign relations -- The transition. The Democratic Republican Party ; The New Democratic Party -- Students in 1980 -- General Chun Doo Hwan takes over. The Kwangju uprising ; The Chun regime ; The 1980 constitution ; Purges ; Chun's "cultural revolution" ; Economic performance ; Foreign policy ; The demise of the Chun regime -- Physical environment. Land area and borders ; Topography and drainage ; Climate -- Population. Population trends ; Population settlement patterns ; Urbanization ; Koreans living overseas -- Social structure and values. Traditional social structure ; The emergence of a modern society ; Social classes in contemporary South Korea ; Traditional family life ; Family and social life in the cities ; Changing role of women -- Cultural identity. Korea and Japan ; The Korean language -- Education. Primary and secondary schools ; Higher education ; College student activism -- Religion. Religious traditions ; Religion in contemporary South Korea -- Public health and welfare. Health conditions ; Health care and social welfare -- The Japanese role in Korea's economic development -- The government role in economic development. Industrial policies ; Economic plans ; Revenues and expenditures -- The government and public and private corporations. The origins and development of chaebŏl ; The role of public enterprise ; Pohang Iron and Steel Company ; Korea Electric Power Corporation -- Financing development -- Industry. Steel ; Electronics ; Shipbuilding ; Automobiles and automotive parts ; Armaments ; Construction ; Textiles and footwear ; Chemicals -- Energy -- Agriculture. Major crops ; Forestry and fishing ; The agricultural crisis of the late 1980s ; Prospects -- Service industries. Money and banking ; Small and medium-sized businesses -- The labor force. Wages and living conditions ; Industrial safety -- Transportation and telecommunications. Roads ; Subways and railroads ; Civil aviation ; Telecommunications -- 
505 0 |a [cont.] Foreign economic relations. Aid, loans, and investment ; Foreign trade policy ; Exports and imports -- Korea in the year 2000. The setting ; The role of science and technology ; The economic future -- The constitutional framework -- The government. The legislature ; The executive ; The state council ; The presidential secretariat ; The judiciary ; The civil service ; Local administration -- Political dynamics. Compromise and reform: July-December 1987 ; Events in 1988 ; Returning to the politics of national security, 1989 ; Parties and leaders ; Interest groups -- Political extremism and political violence -- Human rights -- The media / Roy U. T. Kim -- Foreign policy. Organization and operation ; Basic goals and accomplishments ; Relations with the United States ; Relations with the Soviet Union ; Relations with Japan ; Relations with China ; Relations with North Korea ; Relations with international organizations and the Third World ; Future prospects -- Development of the armed forces. Koguryŏ, Silla, and Koryŏ kingdoms ; The Chosŏn dynasty and the Japanese colonial period ; The South Korean army after World War II ; War on the Korean Peninsula ; South Korea's response to the North Korean military buildup -- The military's role in society -- Organization and equipment of the armed forces. Army ; Air force ; Navy and marine corps ; Reserve and civil defense forces ; Recruitment, training, and conditions of service ; Officers and noncommissioned officers ; Enlisted personnel ; Uniforms, ranks, and insignia -- Defense spending and military production -- Strategic planning for war. United States forces in Korea ; South Korean and United States cooperation / Guy R. Arrigoni -- Internal security. The threat from the North ; Seoul's response -- Intelligence agencies. The Agency for National Security Planning ; The Defense Security Command -- Korean national police -- Criminal justice. Crime ; Criminal procedure -- List of figures. Administrative divisions of South Korea, 1990 ; Korea during the three kingdoms period, fifth to sixth centuries A.D. ; South Korea in its Asian setting, 1990 ; Topography and drainage ; Average annual rainfall ; Population growth rate, selected years, 1949-85 ; Rural and urban population distribution, selected years, 1955-85 ; Increase in licensed health care personnel, selected years, 1955-85 ; Selected industrial and mining activity, 1988 ; Employment by sector, 1980 and 1988 ; Transportation system, 1988 ; Structure of the government, 1989 ; Comparative growth of the armed forces of South Korea and North Korea, 1950-90 ; Deployment of South Korean and United States forces in South Korea, 1990 ; Officer and enlisted ranks and insignia, 1990 ; Comparison of defense expenditures, South Korea and North Korea, 1978-88 ; Organization of South Korean and United States forces in South Korea, 1988 ; Organization of the Korean national police, 1989. 
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588 |a Description based on print version record. 
651 0 |a Korea (South) 
651 6 |a Corée du Sud. 
650 1 7 |a ECONOMIC CONDITIONS.  |2 unbist. 
650 1 7 |a SOCIAL CONDITIONS.  |2 unbist. 
650 1 7 |a POLITICAL CONDITIONS.  |2 unbist. 
650 1 7 |a COUNTRY STUDIES.  |2 unbist. 
650 1 7 |a REPUBLIC OF KOREA.  |2 unbist. 
700 1 |a Savada, Andrea Matles,  |d 1950- 
700 1 |a Shaw, William,  |d 1944- 
710 2 |a Library of Congress.  |b Federal Research Division. 
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