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 52
Page i
... China since 1989 Alexander Dawson, First World Dreams: Mexico since 1989 Padraic Kenney, The Burdens of Freedom: Eastern Europe since 1989 Stephen Lovell, Destination in Doubt: Russia since 1989 Hyung Gu Lynn, Bipolar Orders: The Two ...
... China since 1989 Alexander Dawson, First World Dreams: Mexico since 1989 Padraic Kenney, The Burdens of Freedom: Eastern Europe since 1989 Stephen Lovell, Destination in Doubt: Russia since 1989 Hyung Gu Lynn, Bipolar Orders: The Two ...
Page xiii
... China Normalization North Korea nuclear crisis – threatens to withdraw from NPT Kim Il-Sung dies; Agreed Framework between US and North Korea; Kim Jong-Il succeeds his father to power; So ̆ngsu Bridge collapses The Korean Energy ...
... China Normalization North Korea nuclear crisis – threatens to withdraw from NPT Kim Il-Sung dies; Agreed Framework between US and North Korea; Kim Jong-Il succeeds his father to power; So ̆ngsu Bridge collapses The Korean Energy ...
Page xiv
... China, Russia 2002 George W. Bush's “Axis of Evil” speech; South Korea and Japan host soccer World Cup; Japan–North Korea Summit in Pyongyang 2003 Roh Moo-Hyun is inaugurated as president of South Korea 2004 Impeachment of Roh fails ...
... China, Russia 2002 George W. Bush's “Axis of Evil” speech; South Korea and Japan host soccer World Cup; Japan–North Korea Summit in Pyongyang 2003 Roh Moo-Hyun is inaugurated as president of South Korea 2004 Impeachment of Roh fails ...
Page 4
... China. 1989 matters, but it is hardly the watershed we might have expected on this alleged front line of the Cold War. Accelerated change The second reason why the contemporary history of the two Koreas is significant is the pace of ...
... China. 1989 matters, but it is hardly the watershed we might have expected on this alleged front line of the Cold War. Accelerated change The second reason why the contemporary history of the two Koreas is significant is the pace of ...
Page 5
... China, Russia, and other transitional economies navigate their way from socialism to more liberalized market economies, they have been experiencing similar, possibly even more pronounced, generational gaps and demographic problems. Thus ...
... China, Russia, and other transitional economies navigate their way from socialism to more liberalized market economies, they have been experiencing similar, possibly even more pronounced, generational gaps and demographic problems. Thus ...
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