South korea country studies

Acknowledgments and Preface
History
The Three Kingdoms Period
The Evolution of Korean Society
The Choson Dynasty
Characteristics of Society Under the Dynasties
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
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"
Chun - Economic Performance
Chun - 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 Government - the Executive
The State Council
The Presidential Secretariat
The Judiciary
The Civil Service
Local Administration
Politics
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
Foreign Policy - Basic Goals and Accomplishments
Relations with the United States
Relations with the Soviet Union
Relations with Japan
Relations with China
Relations with North Korea
Bibliography