In pursuit of status: the making of south korea’s “new†urban middle class
Auteur :
Lett, Denise Potrzeba
Éditeur :
Harvard University, Asia Center
ISBN :
9780674007819
Date de publication :
30 mars 2002
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 x 1,9 cm
Poids :
390 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
In this ethnography of the everyday life of contemporary Korea, Denise Lett argues that South Korea’s contemporary urban middle class not only exhibits upper-class characteristics but also that this reflects a culturally inherited disposition of Koreans to seek high status.