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The promised Republic : developmental society and the making of modern Seoul, 1961-1979 /

"In The Promised Republic, Russell Burge offers a bold new history of South Korea's rapid development. By focusing on the experience of rural-to-urban migrants who built and lived in Seoul's shantytowns, Burge historicizes national development as a site of struggle with the urban poor...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Burge, Russell, 1985- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Korean
Language Notes:English; words and phrases in Korean.
Published: Cambridge : Harvard University Asia Center, 2026.
Series:Harvard East Asian monographs ; 484.
Subjects:
Urbanization > Korea (South) > Seoul > History > 20th century.
Korea (South) > History > 1960-1988.
Seoul (Korea) > Social conditions > 20th century.
Korea (South) > Politics and government > 1960-1988.
Seoul (Korea) > History > 20th century.
Corée du Sud > Histoire > 1960-1988.
Corée du Sud > Politique et gouvernement > 1960-1988.
Urbanization > History.
Korea > Seoul.
Korea (South)
1900-1999
1960-1988
1961-1979
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • The Postcolonial Moment: Land, Liberation, Seoul
  • License to Build: Discipline, Amnesty, and the 1967 Elections
  • Destination Kwangju: Resettlement and the 1971 Elections
  • The City and the Shadow: State Housing and Inequality in Seoul
  • Capital Gains: Urban Redevelopment in Seoul
  • Conclusion. The Promised Republic.