In this unique analysis of three prominent theorists of modern sociology, theory is understood as implicitly, but importantly, reflecting especially modern problems of individual and social life. From the grand-theoretical systems of Talcott Parsons to the unique symbolic interactionism of Erving Goffman and the radically mundane ethnomethodology of Harold Garfinkel, a wide variety of noted sociological theories have addressed central issues of sociology against the backdrop of modern society. When this modern backdrop is brought into the foreground of analysis, sociological theories assume new depth and breadth and new historical significance. The author outlines features of the modern experience, drawing upon neglected cultural theorists of modernity, and then shows how these features of modernity are reflected and incorporated in the scholarship of Parsons, Goffman, and Garfinkel. The result is an original and eclectic analysis that illuminates previously overlooked dimensions to modern sociological theory, and suggests new possibilities for meaningful and rewarding comparisons between theoretical traditions.

Like in many other states worldwide, democracy is in trouble in South Korea, entering a state of regressionin the past decade, barely thirty years after its emergence in 1987. The society that had ordinary citizensleading "candlelight protests" demanding the impeachment of Park Geun-Hye in 2016-17 has becomepolarized amid an upsurge of populism, driven by persistent structural inequalities, globalization, and therise of the information society. The symptoms of democratic decline have been increasingly hard to miss: the demonization of politicalopponents, erosion of democratic norms, and the whittling away of the courts' independence. Perhapsmost disturbing is that this all took place under a government dominated by former pro-democracyactivists. Will the election victory of opposition leader Yoon Suk-Yeol end this democratic erosion, or willthe rift between South Korea's progressives and conservatives only deepen with the next administration? The contributors to this volume trace the sources of illiberalism in today's Korea; examine how politicalpolarization is plaguing its party system; discuss how civil society and the courts have become politicized;look at the roles of inequality, education, and social media in the country's democratic decline; andconsider how illiberalism has affected Korea's foreign policy.

Over the past decade, Northeast Asia has been dominated by quite significant strategic change, which is ongoing and brings with it many uncertainties. naval capabilities in Northwest Asia are instrumental in promoting maritime security interests - helping to build a stable security environment through active participation in regional naval co-operation. This landmark book explores the region's maritime peace and stability, and examines in depth the strategic, military and apolitical issues that underpin any effort to develop maritime co-operation.

Over the past decade, Northeast Asia has been dominated by quite significant strategic change, which is ongoing and brings with it many uncertainties. naval capabilities in Northwest Asia are instrumental in promoting maritime security interests - helping to build a stable security environment through active participation in regional naval co-operation. This landmark book explores the region's maritime peace and stability, and examines in depth the strategic, military and apolitical issues that underpin any effort to develop maritime co-operation.

HVDC grids and super grids have sparked so much interest these days that researchers and engineers across the globe are talking about them, studying them, supporting them, or questioning them. This book provides valuable information for researchers, industry, and policy makers. It explains why HVDC is favorable over AC technologies for power transmission; what the key technologies and challenges are for developing an HVDC grid; how an HVDC grid will be designed and operated; and how future HVDC grids will evolve. The book also devotes significant attention to nontechnical aspects such as the influence of energy policy and regulatory frameworks.This book is a result of collaboration between industry and academia. It provides theoretical insights into the design and control of MMC technology and investigates practical aspects of the project planning, design, manufacture, implementation, and commissioning of MMC-HVDC and multi-terminal HVDC transmission technologies; filling the knowledge gap between the technology specialists and VSC-HVDC project developers and key personnel involved in those projects.

This is the Black and White version with Korean terminology for the kicks and the basic techniques. HapKiDo - the way of coordinated power. Essentially, you are using your opponent's size and power to your advantage. In this book, Grandmaster Kim shows you many different kicks and techniques that can be utilized during stressful and dangerous encounters on the street. Grandmaster Myung Yong Kim is one of the few original Hapkido Masters still alive and teaching today and he proudly teaches Hapkido to students who are eager to obsorb all they can of Hapkido. This book starts with the foundations of Hapkido, which is the abdominal breathing exercise (DanJun Ho Hup). The Danjun is your lower abdomen, about a couple of inches below your navel. Here, you learn how to breathe and cultivate your inner strength. Most of us spend hours at a time working on our outer muscles, yet hardly any time is devoted to developing one's inner strength. Grandmaster Kim shows you the proper forms in doing the 4 different breathing exercises. Next, you will be shown all of the single kicks, followed by combination kicks, and then several special kicks. In doing the kicks daily, you will see drastic improvement in your cardio, leg strength, and in your overall flexibility. Finally, Grandmaster Kim covers the Hapkido techniques. He begins with the basic wrist escapes, wrist grabs, sleeve grabs, strikes, kicking blocks and much more This is the book to have if you wish to learn the art of Hapkido. This book can also be used as a reference for those who already have a background in Hapkido. All the techniques shown are techniques that any 1st degree Hapkido blackbelt practitioner should know. Become our friend in facebook and also visit us on our website at jjkhapkido.com. Jin Jung

This is the full color version. Grandmaster Myung Yong Kim, Founder of JinJungKwan Hapkido, brings to you this second book in the Power Hapkido series. Grandmaster Kim shows you the "essentials" that all 1st Dan students should know. Grandmaster Myung Yong Kim is one of the few original Hapkido Masters who still teaches as he was taught in Korea. He proudly teaches Hapkido to students who are eager to absorb all they can of Hapkido. He currently teaches in The Woodlands, Texas and in Houston, Texas. This book starts with the Ki Hap Bup (advanced breathing exercise) and assumes that you have already mastered the skills and techniques from the first book. Grandmaster Kim then goes into advanced wrist grab techniques, from the same side wrist grab to the two handed wrist grabs. He goes on to show techniques from sitting position, when someone is grabbing for your chest, and when someone is about to throw you over. Grandmaster Kim then shows offensive techniques, from breaks, strikes, and throws. He ends with the knife defense techniques. Here, he shows the basic stance, basic blocks, and all the different techniques that can be executed from straight stabs, side stabs, and downward stabs. This is THE book to have as a reference if you are already a Hapkido practitioner. Check us out on facebook and friend us and also visit us on our website at jjkhapkido.com. Jin Jung

This is the black and white version. Grandmaster Myung Yong Kim, Founder of JinJungKwan Hapkido, brings to you this second book in the Power Hapkido series. Grandmaster Kim shows you the "essentials" that all 1st Dan students should know. Grandmaster Myung Yong Kim is one of the few original Hapkido Masters who still teaches as he was taught in Korea. He proudly teaches Hapkido to students who are eager to absorb all they can of Hapkido. He currently teaches in The Woodlands, Texas and in Houston, Texas. This book starts with the Ki Hap Bup (advanced breathing exercise) and assumes that you have already mastered the skills and techniques from the first book. Grandmaster Kim then goes into advanced wrist grab techniques, from the same side wrist grab to the two handed wrist grabs. He goes on to show techniques from sitting position, when someone is grabbing for your chest, and when someone is about to throw you over. Grandmaster Kim then shows offensive techniques, from breaks, strikes, and throws. He ends with the knife defense techniques. Here, he shows the basic stance, basic blocks, and all the different techniques that can be executed from straight stabs, side stabs, and downward stabs. This is THE book to have as a reference if you are already a Hapkido practitioner. Check us out on facebook and friend us and also visit us on our website at jjkhapkido.com. Jin Jung

This book is the full color version with Korean terminology for all the kicks and techniques. Grandmaster Myung Yong Kim (founder of Jin Jung Kwan Hapkido) shows the essential techniques of JinJungKwan Hapkido in this easy to follow, step by step book. Learn abdominal breathing exercises along with kicks and self defense techniques. First, learn to cultivate your inner power through regular abdominal breathing exercises. Then strengthen your legs through continued practice of over forty kicks. Finally, learn to defend yourself against a variety of attacks, using your opponent's power and size to your advantage. These are all kicks and techniques that any Hapkido practitioner should know up to the 1st degree black belt

Like in many other states worldwide, democracy is in trouble in South Korea, entering a state of regressionin the past decade, barely thirty years after its emergence in 1987. The society that had ordinary citizensleading “candlelight protests� demanding the impeachment of Park Geun-Hye in 2016–17 has becomepolarized amid an upsurge of populism, driven by persistent structural inequalities, globalization, and therise of the information society. The symptoms of democratic decline have been increasingly hard to miss: the demonization of politicalopponents, erosion of democratic norms, and the whittling away of the courts’ independence. Perhapsmost disturbing is that this all took place under a government dominated by former pro-democracyactivists. Will the election victory of opposition leader Yoon Suk-Yeol end this democratic erosion, or willthe rift between South Korea’s progressives and conservatives only deepen with the next administration? The contributors to this volume trace the sources of illiberalism in today’s Korea; examine how politicalpolarization is plaguing its party system; discuss how civil society and the courts have become politicized;look at the roles of inequality, education, and social media in the country’s democratic decline; andconsider how illiberalism has affected Korea’s foreign policy.

The role of government in East Asian economic development has been a continuous issue. Two competing views have shaped enquiries into the source of the rapid growth high-performing Asian economies and attempts to derive a general lesson for other developing economies: the market-friendly view, according to which government intervenes little in the market, and the developmental state view, in which it governs the market. What these views share in common is a conception of market and government as alternative mechanisms for resource allocation. They are distinct only in their judgement of the extent to which market failures have been, and ought to be, remedied by direct government intervention. This collection of essays suggests a breakthrough, third view: the market-enhancing view. Instead of viewing government and the market as mutually exclusive substitutes, it examines the capacity of government policy to facilitate or complement private sector co-ordination. The book starts from the premise that private sector institutions have important comparative advantages over government, in particular in their ability to process information available on site. At the same time, it recognizes that the capabilities of the private sector are more limited in developing economies. The market-enhancing view thus stresses the mechanisms whereby government policy is directed at improving the ability of the private sector to solve co-ordination problems and overcome other market imperfections. In presenting the market-enhancing view, the book recognizes the wide diversity of the roles of government across various East Asian economies-including Japan, Korea, Hong Kong, Malaysia, and China-and its path-dependant and developmental stage nature.

This collection of papers developed out of a World Bank project on the contentious issue of whether government played any positive role in the success of the so-called high-performing Asian economies. It goes beyond the influential World Bank volume The East Asian Miracle to chart a middle ground that recognizes the diversity among the different East Asian economies and the evolutionary nature of government intervention.

This book analyses the way in which the Japanese Civil Service has contributed to Japan's economic growth and the lessons that experience may offer for other developing countries.