Western-Centrism and Contemporary Korean Political Thought

355 Pages·2015·1.93 MB·English

by  Kang Jung In

Western-Centrism and
Contemporary Korean
Political Thought
Western-Centrism and
Contemporary Korean
Political Thought
Kang Jung In
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Contents
Preface ix
Acknowledgments xv
Notes on Names and Asian Characters xvii
Introduction: FromWestern-Centrism to Post-Western-Centrism
in Korea 1
Part I: DefiningWestern-Centrism 17
1 Understanding Western-Centrism 19
2 The Historical Evolution of Western-Centrism 49
3 Western-Centrism and Sinocentrism 63
Part II: Western-Centrism inWestern Political Thought 85
4 The Origin and Evolution of Western-Centrism in the
History of Western Political Thought 87
5 Western-Centrism in Locke’s Theory of Property 101
6 Western-Centrism in Samuel P. Huntington’s Theory of
Democratic Transition 129
Part III: Contemporary Korean Political Thought 163
7 Pristine versus Secondary Modernization 165
8 The Ideological Status of Korean Conservatism 173
9 The Democratization of Korea or the Korean-ization of
Democracy 205
Part IV: Beyond the Shadow of Western-Centrism 227
10 The Negative Impact of Western-Centrism in Korean
Political Studies 229
11 Discursive Strategies for OvercomingWestern-Centrism 249
12 Beyond the Shadow of Western-Centrism 293
Bibliography 311
Index of Subjects 323
Index of Names 331
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About the Author 335