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As a host of the 1986 Asian Games and the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games, Seoul and the rest of Korea have experienced an almost total social and cultural mobilization. This took place in a critical moment of Korean history. The economic miracle has placed Korea on the threshold of joining the advanced industrial nations.
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Kang, Sp. (2011). Interpretation of Internationalism in the Korean Philosophy and Life World with Special Emphasis on the Olympic Movements. In: Preuss, H., Liese, K. (eds) Internationalism in the Olympic Movement. VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-531-92891-3_4
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