The Two Koreas and the Great PowersThis book explores Korea's place in terms of multiple levels and domains of interaction pertaining to foreign-policy behaviors and relations with the four regional/global powers (China, Russia, Japan, and the United States). The synergy of global transformations has now brought to an end Korea's proverbial identity and role as the helpless shrimp among whales, and both North Korea and South Korea have taken on new roles in the process of redefining and projecting their national identities. Synthetic national identity theory offers a useful perspective on change and continuity in Korea's turbulent relationships with the great powers over the years. Following a review of Korean diplomatic history and competing theoretical approaches, along with a synthetic national-identity theory as an alternative approach, one chapter each is devoted to how Korea relates to the four powers in turn, and the book concludes with a consideration of inter-Korean relations and potential reunification. |
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Page 168
... Japanese influence . Japan's surprise victory in the Russo - Japanese War of 1904-05 , however , left Japan unchallenged on the peninsula.45 By a combination of diplo- matic intrigue and military maneuver , Japan not only brought Korea ...
... Japanese influence . Japan's surprise victory in the Russo - Japanese War of 1904-05 , however , left Japan unchallenged on the peninsula.45 By a combination of diplo- matic intrigue and military maneuver , Japan not only brought Korea ...
Page 169
... Japanese invention from the colonial period so that Korea would follow Japan in alphabetical listings in the Roman alphabet . In a very real way , modern Korean national identity - and nationalism – was forged in the crucible of Japanese ...
... Japanese invention from the colonial period so that Korea would follow Japan in alphabetical listings in the Roman alphabet . In a very real way , modern Korean national identity - and nationalism – was forged in the crucible of Japanese ...
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... Japan , this does not bode well for relations between a united Korea and Japan . Masao Okonogi , Japan's foremost Korea expert , argues that many Japanese worry about a rise of extreme nationalism directed against Japan in a unified ...
... Japan , this does not bode well for relations between a united Korea and Japan . Masao Okonogi , Japan's foremost Korea expert , argues that many Japanese worry about a rise of extreme nationalism directed against Japan in a unified ...
Contents
China and the Two Koreas | 42 |
The Making of a Triangular Relationship | 52 |
New Challenges of the BeijingSeoulPyongyang | 63 |
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