Critically Capitalist: The Spirit of Asset Capitalism in South Korea by Kim, Bohyeong
Critically Capitalist: The Spirit of Asset Capitalism in South Korea by Kim, Bohyeong

Critically Capitalist: The Spirit of Asset Capitalism in South Korea

Critically Capitalist presents an ethnography of South Korea's asset seekers, including amateur stock investors, real estate enthusiasts,...
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Author: Bohyeong Kim
Format: Paperback
Language: English
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Critically Capitalist: The Spirit of Asset Capitalism in South Korea by Kim, Bohyeong

Critically Capitalist: The Spirit of Asset Capitalism in South Korea

$107.63
Critically Capitalist: The Spirit of Asset Capitalism in South Korea by Kim, Bohyeong

Critically Capitalist: The Spirit of Asset Capitalism in South Korea

$107.63
Author: Bohyeong Kim
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Description
Critically Capitalist presents an ethnography of South Korea's asset seekers, including amateur stock investors, real estate enthusiasts, and money coaches, to demonstrate how financialized asset capitalism is sustained. As they hunt for profit margins, rent, and dividends, they simultaneously critique capitalism and posit their pursuit of assets as a form of resistance. Bohyeong Kim theorizes this new spirit of capitalism in South Korea as "critical capitalism," arguing that it reflects the popular discontent with both national development and financial neoliberalism. As a paradoxical critique and legitimation, Bohyeong Kim argues that critical capitalism valorizes the capitalist economy not through a triumphant narrative, but by highlighting the emotional wounds, destroyed communities, and oppressive tactics of modern capitalism.

Drawing on multi-sited ethnography and in-depth interviews with a broad community of aspiring millionaires, Critically Capitalist illuminates how contemporary capitalism thrives by channeling discontent into financial and real estate markets, which in turn has cemented critical capitalism as the cultural and affective backbone of South Korea's economy.

Author: Bohyeong Kim
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Published: 01/15/2025
Pages: 202
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.61lbs
Size: 8.93h x 6.18w x 0.47d
ISBN: 9780472057269

About the Author
Bohyeong Kim is Assistant Professor of Communication Studies and Asian Studies at Vanderbilt University.
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