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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... Sung dies; Agreed Framework between US and North Korea; Kim Jong-Il succeeds his father to power; So ̆ngsu Bridge collapses The Korean Energy Development Organization is established; the UN sends the first shipment of food aid to North ...
... Sung dies; Agreed Framework between US and North Korea; Kim Jong-Il succeeds his father to power; So ̆ngsu Bridge collapses The Korean Energy Development Organization is established; the UN sends the first shipment of food aid to North ...
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... Kim Il-Sung (Kim IlSo ̆ng), who had ruled North Korea since its formation in 1948. Contrary to predictions by some outside observers of an imminent collapse, Kim Il-Sung's eldest son, Kim Jong-Il (Kim Cho ̆ng-Il), who had been publicly ...
... Kim Il-Sung (Kim IlSo ̆ng), who had ruled North Korea since its formation in 1948. Contrary to predictions by some outside observers of an imminent collapse, Kim Il-Sung's eldest son, Kim Jong-Il (Kim Cho ̆ng-Il), who had been publicly ...
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... Kim Il-Sung (Kim Il-So ̆ng) was introduced by the Soviets in Pyongyang as the hero of the guerrilla war against the Japanese on the northern borders, while Syngman Rhee (Yi Su ̆ng-Man), who had been in exile mainly in the United States ...
... Kim Il-Sung (Kim Il-So ̆ng) was introduced by the Soviets in Pyongyang as the hero of the guerrilla war against the Japanese on the northern borders, while Syngman Rhee (Yi Su ̆ng-Man), who had been in exile mainly in the United States ...
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... Kim Il-Sung as premier, in September of the same year. Protests against these developments were understandably vehement. After decades of foreign meddling before 1910, and thirty-five years under colonial rule after, very few Koreans ...
... Kim Il-Sung as premier, in September of the same year. Protests against these developments were understandably vehement. After decades of foreign meddling before 1910, and thirty-five years under colonial rule after, very few Koreans ...
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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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