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Reactionary Politics in South Korea

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Availability:In StockContributor:Myungji YangSeries:Cambridge Studies in Contentious PoliticsPublish date:12/18/2025Pages:268
Language:EnglishPublisher:Cambridge University PressISBN-13:9781009588812ISBN-10:1009588818UPC:9781009588812Book Category:Political ScienceBook Subcategory:WorldSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.61 inchesWeight:0.8113Product ID:SCQV5S9ZTF

Reactionary Politics in South Korea

In December 2024, South Korean president Yoon Seok-yeol stunned the world by declaring martial law. More puzzling was that Yoon's insurrection unexpectedly gained substantial support from the ruling right-wing party and many citizens. Why do ordinary citizens support authoritarian leaders and martial law in a democratic country? What draws them to extreme actions and ideas? With the rise of...
Series: Cambridge Studies in Contentious Politics
Language:EnglishPublisher:Cambridge University PressISBN-13:9781009588812ISBN-10:1009588818UPC:9781009588812Book Category:Political ScienceBook Subcategory:WorldSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.61 inchesWeight:0.8113Product ID:SCQV5S9ZTF
Yang, Myungji: - Myungji Yang is Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa. As a political sociologist, her research interests include state-society relations, authoritarianism, and democracy. She is the author of From Miracle to Mirage: The Making and Unmaking of the Korean Middle Class, 1960-2015 (2018).
Publisher: Cambridge University Press

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