The first book to explore the institutional, ideological, and conceptual development of the modern state on the peninsula, <I>Rationalizing Korea</I> analyzes the state’s relationship to five social sectors, each through a distinctive interpretive theme: economy (developmentalism), religion (secularization), education (public schooling), population (registration), and public health (disease control). Kyung Moon Hwang argues that while this formative process resulted in a...
