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Park Chung Hee and Modern Korea

The Roots of Militarism, 1866–1945

Carter J. Eckert

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Publication Date: 11/07/2016

512 pages

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36 halftones, 2 maps

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Abbreviations
Maps
- Japan and Northeast Asia (1944)
- Korea (Chōsen) and Manchukuo (1944)
Introduction
I. Contexts
- 1. Militarizing Time: Waves of War
- 2. Militarizing Minds: New Ideas of Army and Nation
- 3. Militarizing Places and Persons: Academies and Cadets
II. Academy Culture and Practice
- 4. Politics and Status: Special Favor
- 5. Politics and Power: A Singular Duty
- 6. State and Society: Revolution, Reform, Control
- 7. Tactics and Spirit: Certain Victory
- 8. Order and Discipline: Joyful Submission
Conclusion
Notes
Korean MMA Cadets by Class
Glossary of Names and Terms
Bibliography
Sources and Acknowledgments
Index

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