Includes bibliographical references (p. [213]-237) and index.
Contents
Introduction: The gender politics of nation building and citizenship in South Korea -- The historical roots and the rise of militarized modernity -- Mobilized to be martial and productive : men's subjection to the nation and the masculine subjectivity of family provider -- Marginalized in production and mobilized to be domestic : women's incorporation into the nation -- The decline of militarized modernity and the rise of the discourse of democratization -- The trajectory of men's citizenship as shaped by military and economic mobilization -- The trajectory of women's citizenship as shaped by their economic marginalization as reproducers -- Conclusion: Modernity, gender, and citizenship.