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Militarized Modernity and Gendered Citizenship in South Korea /

A postcolonial feminist study of the formation of contemporary political subjectivities in South Korea, framed by the rise and decline in 20th century militarization.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Moon, Seungsook, 1963- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Durham : Duke University Press, 2005.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: The gender politics of nation building and citizenship in South Korea
  • The historical roots and the rise of militarized modernity
  • Mobilized to be martial and productive : men's subjection to the nation and the masculine subjectivity of family provider
  • Marginalized in production and mobilized to be domestic : women's incorporation into the nation
  • The decline of militarized modernity and the rise of the discourse of democratization
  • The trajectory of men's citizenship as shaped by military and economic mobilization
  • The trajectory of women's citizenship as shaped by their economic marginalization as reproducers
  • Conclusion: Modernity, gender, and citizenship.