Routledge Handbook of Korean Culture and Society

<p>The <i>Routledge Handbook of Korean Culture and Society</i> is an accessible and interdisciplinary resource that explores the formation and transformation of Korean culture and society.</p><p></p><p>Each chapter provides a comprehensive and thought-provoking overview on key topics including: compressed modernity religion educational migration social class and inequality popular culture digitalisation diasporic cultures and cosmopolitanism. These topics are thoroughly explored by an international team of Korea experts who provide historical context examine key issues and debates and highlight emerging questions in order to set the research agenda for the near future.</p><p></p><p>Providing an interdisciplinary overview of Korean culture and society this Handbook is an essential read for undergraduate and postgraduate students as well scholars in Korean Studies Cultural Studies Sociology Anthropology and Asian Studies in general.</p>