ABSTRACT
East Asia is widely regarded as the main "winner" in contemporary globalization, unscathed by the economic crisis of 2008, with its leading new industrializing nations and emerging economies. While 20th-century globalization was mainly led by the West, the 21st century is ushering in different dynamics. The re-emergence of Asia involves alternative visions of the world and different perspectives on globalization. This volume seeks to address these dimensions, turning to local reflexivities, notably in South Korea and China, to explore the key debates in sociology and political economy within East Asia rather than from an outside view.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter 1|24 pages
Orientalization in Globalization
A Sociology of the Promiscuous Architecture of Globalization, c. 500–2010
chapter 3|19 pages
Profit, People, Planet, and Global Rebalancing
The Environmental Implications of Development in Japan, South Korea, China, and India
chapter 4|18 pages
The West and East Asian National Identities
A Comparison of the Discourses of Korean Seonjinguk, Japanese Nihonjinron, and Chinese New Nationalism1
chapter 10|25 pages
Democratic Deepening in South Korea and South Africa in an Age of Global Rebalancing
The Potential Role of Civil Society in the Era of Internet
