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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... (North). 4. Korea (North)— Foreign relations—Korea (South). I. Title. DS922.462.L95 2007 951.904'3 C2007-903402-0 Contents Acknowledgments | vi List of Acronyms | vii Notes.
... (North). 4. Korea (North)— Foreign relations—Korea (South). I. Title. DS922.462.L95 2007 951.904'3 C2007-903402-0 Contents Acknowledgments | vi List of Acronyms | vii Notes.
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... North Korea | 124 5 Decussation Effects? North–South Relations since 1989 | 154 6 Conclusion: Two Koreas in the Present | 172 Notes | 177 Suggestions for Further Reading | 195 Index | 200 Acknowledgments I am very grateful to Nick ...
... North Korea | 124 5 Decussation Effects? North–South Relations since 1989 | 154 6 Conclusion: Two Koreas in the Present | 172 Notes | 177 Suggestions for Further Reading | 195 Index | 200 Acknowledgments I am very grateful to Nick ...
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... (North Korea) KPR Korean People's Republic KTU Korean Teachers and Education Workers Union KWAU Korean Women's Association United KWP Korean Workers' Party (North Korea) LWR light-water reactor MDL Military Demarcation Line MDP ...
... (North Korea) KPR Korean People's Republic KTU Korean Teachers and Education Workers Union KWAU Korean Women's Association United KWP Korean Workers' Party (North Korea) LWR light-water reactor MDL Military Demarcation Line MDP ...
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... North Korean spies attack the presidential residence, the Blue House, in South Korea; capture of the US ship Pueblo by North Korea 1971 Park Chung-Hee narrowly defeats Kim Dae-Jung in presidential election 1972 Park announces Yusin ...
... North Korean spies attack the presidential residence, the Blue House, in South Korea; capture of the US ship Pueblo by North Korea 1971 Park Chung-Hee narrowly defeats Kim Dae-Jung in presidential election 1972 Park announces Yusin ...
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... North Korea sends aid to South Korea after severe flooding in the South Opposition increases seats in National Assembly elections in South Korea; North Korea joins the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT); first visits between ...
... North Korea sends aid to South Korea after severe flooding in the South Opposition increases seats in National Assembly elections in South Korea; North Korea joins the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT); first visits between ...
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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