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Democracy and Authority in Korea: The Cultural Dimensions in Korean Politics.(Review)
Asian Affairs: An American Review, March, 1999 by LEE, MANWOO
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GEIR HELGESEN Democracy and Authority in Korea: The Cultural Dimensions in Korean Politics New York: St. Martin's, 1998 321 pages, $59.95
In Democracy and Authority in Korea, Geir Helgesen, a researcher at the Nordic Institute of Asian Studies in Copenhagen, explains what he calls "peculiar" Korean phenomena. Though Helgesen is not a cultural determinist, his book deals with South Korean political culture and political socialization as they are reflected in the present Korean system. To understand the attitudes and beliefs relevant to the Korean political system, ...
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