Park Chung Hee and modern Korea the roots of militarism 1866-1945 Eckert, Carter J. creator author. text bibliography History. mau 2016 monographic eng print xii, 472 pages, 20 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm For South Koreans, the twenty years from the early 1960s to late 1970s were the best and worst of times--a period of unprecedented economic growth and of political oppression that deepened as prosperity spread. In this masterly account, Carter J. Eckert finds the roots of South Korea's dramatic socioeconomic transformation in the country's long history of militarization--a history personified in South Korea's paramount leader, Park Chung Hee.-- Part 1. Contexts -- Militarizing time: waves of war -- Militarizing minds: new ideas of army and nation -- Militarizing places and persons: academies and cadets -- Part 2. Academy culture and practice -- Politics and status: special favor -- Politics and power: a singular duty -- State and society: revolution, reform, control -- Tactics and spirit: certain victory -- Order and discipline: joyful submission. Carter J. Eckert. Includes bibliographical references and index. a-ko--- Park, Chung Hee 1917-1979 Park, Chung Hee 1917-1979 Militarization Korea (South) History Korea (South) Politics and government 1960-1988 Korea (South) History 1960-1988 Militarization Politics and government Korea (South) 1960-1988 fast DS922.35 .E25 2016 951.95/03092 9780674659865 0674659864 2016015172 MH/DLC 160330 20161116150323.0 in00003716032 eng