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Andrea Matles Savada and William Shaw, editors. South Korea: A Country Study. Washington: GPO for the Library of Congress,
1990.
Acknowledgments
Preface
History
Origins of the Korean Nation
The Three Kingdoms Period
The Evolution of Korean Society
The Choson Dynasty
Characteristics of Society Under the Dynasties
Korea Under Japanese Rule
World War II and Korea
South Korea Under United States Occupation, 1945-48
The Korean War, 1950-53
The Syngman Rhee Era, 1946-60
The Democratic Interlude
PARK CHUNG HEE, 1961-79
The Military in Politics
Economic Development
Society under Park
Foreign Relations
THE TRANSITION
STUDENTS IN 1980
GENERAL CHUN DOO HWAN
The Kwangju Uprising
The Chun Regime
The 1980 Constitution
Purges
Chun's "Cultural Revolution"
Economic Performance
Foreign Policy
The Demise of the Chun Regime
Geography
Topography and Drainage
Climate
The Society
POPULATION
SOCIAL STRUCTURE AND VALUES
Traditional Social Structure
The Emergence of a Modern Society
Social Classes in Contemporary Society
Traditional Family Life
Family and Social Life in the Cities
Changing Role of Women
CULTURAL IDENTITY
EDUCATION
RELIGION
PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
The Economy
The Japanese Role in Korea's Economic Development
The Government Role in Economic Development
The Government and Public and Private Corporations
Financing Development
Industry
Energy
Agriculture
Forestry and Fishing
Money and Banking
Labor
Foreign Economic Relations
Government
The Constitutional Framework
THE GOVERNMENT
The Legislature
The Executive
The State Council
The Presidential Secretariat
The Judiciary
The Civil Service
Local Administration
POLITICS
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
FOREIGN POLICY
Organization and Operation
Basic Goals and Accomplishments
Relations with the United States
Soviet Union
Japan
China
North Korea
Bibliography
Country Studies Index
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