The Korean Wave: Korean Popular Culture in Global Context (Paperback)
The rise in popularity of South Korean entertainment and culture began and is promoted as an official policy of the Korean government to revive the country's economy. This study examines cultural production and consumption, glocalization, the West versus. Asia, global race consciousness, and changing views of masculinity and femininity.
Crystal S. Anderson, Elon University, USA Young Eun Chae, University of Chicago, USA Hyejung Ju, Claflin University, USA Jennifer Jung-Kim, University of California, Los Angeles, USA Claire Seungeun Lee, National University of Singapore Chuyun Oh, University of Texas at Austin, USA Myoung-Sun Song, University of Southern California, USA Sherri L. Ter Molen, Wayne State University, USA John Walsh, Shinawatra University, Thailand