Bipolar Orders: The Two Koreas since 1989North Korea and South Korea are never far from the news headlines - one for the alleged danger it poses to the world, the other for its apparent capitalist success story. In Bipolar Orders, Hyung Gu Lynn analyzes the processes driving both countries since the 1980s. North Korea has experienced severe economic deterioration and increasing international isolation, while South Korea has undergone democratization and witnessed the emergence of a vibrant consumer culture. Paradoxically, this growing gap in ideologies and material standards has led to improved relations between the two countries. Why has this counterintuitive development occurred? Is North Korea really a threat, and if so, for whom? This book provides a substantive, accessible, and timely examination of the complex and compelling histories of the two Koreas. |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 34
Page 1
... American doctors on the TV show MASH into successful businessmen garbed in fashionable suits, competing for dominance in the global market for semiconductors, mobile phones, steel, and behemoth tankers. The capital city of Seoul is ...
... American doctors on the TV show MASH into successful businessmen garbed in fashionable suits, competing for dominance in the global market for semiconductors, mobile phones, steel, and behemoth tankers. The capital city of Seoul is ...
Page 7
... American sentiment in South Korea occurred when demonstrators gathered to protest in the winter of 2002 after a US military court found two American soldiers not guilty of negligent homicide in a case involving a military vehicle that ...
... American sentiment in South Korea occurred when demonstrators gathered to protest in the winter of 2002 after a US military court found two American soldiers not guilty of negligent homicide in a case involving a military vehicle that ...
Page 17
... 1945. As had been agreed by the Allies, the Soviet Union declared war on Japan on August 8, and rapidly advanced southward into the Korean peninsula. Meanwhile, the closest American troops were still Introduction | 17.
... 1945. As had been agreed by the Allies, the Soviet Union declared war on Japan on August 8, and rapidly advanced southward into the Korean peninsula. Meanwhile, the closest American troops were still Introduction | 17.
Page 18
... American troops were still in Okinawa, meaning they were several weeks behind the Soviets. On August 10th, two young American officers, Dean Rusk and Charles Bonesteel, under orders to produce a surrender line that was as far north of ...
... American troops were still in Okinawa, meaning they were several weeks behind the Soviets. On August 10th, two young American officers, Dean Rusk and Charles Bonesteel, under orders to produce a surrender line that was as far north of ...
Page 19
... American troops entered Korea, they encountered a fledgling government already well entrenched in various parts of Korea, and operating as the de facto administrative body at the local level. Due to plans for land reform, conservative ...
... American troops entered Korea, they encountered a fledgling government already well entrenched in various parts of Korea, and operating as the de facto administrative body at the local level. Due to plans for land reform, conservative ...
Contents
1 | |
23 | |
2 Altered States | 56 |
3 Holy Trinity | 91 |
4 Economic Tetralogies | 124 |
5 Decussation Effects? | 154 |
6 Conclusion | 172 |
Notes | 177 |
Suggestions for Further Reading | 195 |
Index | 200 |
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
according accounts American apparently areas attempt become called capital changes China Chinese Chun claimed constitution crisis cultural death defectors democracy democratization demonstrations despite distribution domestic economic effects elections emerged especially established estimated example export fact factors famine films forces foreign global groups growth human important improvements increased indicate industries initial issues Italy Japan Japanese Juche Kim Dae-Jung Kim Il-Sung Kim Jong-Il labor leader least liberalization live major Marxism military million NGOs North nuclear official opposition organizations Park party period political popular population position president presidential Press problem production Pyongyang rates reforms relations relative remained result rule Seoul social society South Korea Soviet student success tion unification United University various Wave