{"product_id":"korea-the-politics-of-the-vortex-9780674505506","title":"Korea: The Politics of the Vortex","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis study presents a wholly new interpretation of the pattern of Korean politics and its origin in Korean society and culture. It also represents a new approach in the analysis of politics itself  with relevance for other societies in Asia and  in some instances  Africa. The author finds that Korea offers an extreme example of what occurs when  for a millennium and a half  and unusually homogeneous society is surmounted by a highly centralized political system existing in a culturally monist environment. In the circumstances intermediary organizations tend to remain inchoate  depriving the society of the seedbeds for leadership. As a result  or power politics - the cultures one great magnet - exerts an irresistible pull upward toward the capital. Individuals rely on patrons  chance  personal appearance  family  and  in recent times education to bring them success  but not on organization. This tendency has long inhibited the formation of true political parties  and such groupings as have existed have been temporary associations of individuals whose desire for personal power has far outweighed any wish for group continuity. This is a phenomenon of the vortex in Korean politics both present and past. --- excerpt from books dustjacket\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45652462075957,"sku":"ByrdShop_0674505506","price":387.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780674505506.jpg?v=1781851606","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/korea-the-politics-of-the-vortex-9780674505506","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}