This paper attempts to provide an alternative analysis of the unique features of social conflict in Korea in that it draws upon the cultural vocabulary of Korean society in depticting and explaining the characteristics of conflict. It touches upon the unusual frequency, duration, radicalness,...

Over the past few decades, East Asia developments in terms of production, population and trade have shown remarkable dynamics. Ensuing changes in these regions of non-Western civilization are commonly interpreted in terms of a successful adaptation of modernity. However, experiences such as the...