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. |
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... Chun Doo-Hwan's coup; Kwangju uprising; Kim DaeJung arrested 1981 Seoul is awarded the 1988 Summer Olympics 1983 Assassination attempt on Chun Doo-Hwan in Rangoon: 17 South Korean and 3 Burmese officials die 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 ...
... Chun Doo-Hwan's coup; Kwangju uprising; Kim DaeJung arrested 1981 Seoul is awarded the 1988 Summer Olympics 1983 Assassination attempt on Chun Doo-Hwan in Rangoon: 17 South Korean and 3 Burmese officials die 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 ...
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... Chun Doo-Hwan is sentenced to life imprisonment; financial crisis; Kim Dae-Jung is elected president of South Korea; Hwang Jang-Yop defects from North to South Korea; Kim Jong-Il consolidates his hold on power as the period of mourning ...
... Chun Doo-Hwan is sentenced to life imprisonment; financial crisis; Kim Dae-Jung is elected president of South Korea; Hwang Jang-Yop defects from North to South Korea; Kim Jong-Il consolidates his hold on power as the period of mourning ...
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... Chun Doo-Hwan (Cho ̆n Tu-Hwan) from 1980 to 1987. Massive civic demonstrations challenged and eventually undermined all three regimes – in 1960, 1979–1980, and 1987. The first two regime changes failed to engender sustained democratic ...
... Chun Doo-Hwan (Cho ̆n Tu-Hwan) from 1980 to 1987. Massive civic demonstrations challenged and eventually undermined all three regimes – in 1960, 1979–1980, and 1987. The first two regime changes failed to engender sustained democratic ...
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... Chun DooHwan seized power (see below). Kim and four accomplices were executed for treason in 1980. The death of one dictator did not give birth to a sustained democracy, but to a brief and ultimately ineffective interim government which ...
... Chun DooHwan seized power (see below). Kim and four accomplices were executed for treason in 1980. The death of one dictator did not give birth to a sustained democracy, but to a brief and ultimately ineffective interim government which ...
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... Chun proceeded to consolidate his powers by appointing himself director of the powerful KCIA in April 1980. A series of labor and student demonstrations ensued, prompting Chun to extend martial law throughout the country on May 17, 1980 ...
... Chun proceeded to consolidate his powers by appointing himself director of the powerful KCIA in April 1980. A series of labor and student demonstrations ensued, prompting Chun to extend martial law throughout the country on May 17, 1980 ...
Contents
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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 |
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