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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... (United Nations) Citizens' Coalition for Economic Justice Citizens United for Better Society Democratic Confederal Republic of Korea Democratic Liberal Party Demilitarized Zone Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) export ...
... (United Nations) Citizens' Coalition for Economic Justice Citizens United for Better Society Democratic Confederal Republic of Korea Democratic Liberal Party Demilitarized Zone Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) export ...
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... United KWP Korean Workers' Party (North Korea) LWR light-water reactor MDL Military Demarcation Line MDP Millennial ... United Nations Population Fund USAMGIK United States Army Military Government in Korea WFP World Food Programme WTO ...
... United KWP Korean Workers' Party (North Korea) LWR light-water reactor MDL Military Demarcation Line MDP Millennial ... United Nations Population Fund USAMGIK United States Army Military Government in Korea WFP World Food Programme WTO ...
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... United Kingdom, and the realization of the historic Pyongyang summit meeting between Kim Jong-Il and South Korean president Kim Dae-Jung (Kim Tae-Chung) in 2000, North Korea has become increasingly isolated from the rest of 6 | Bipolar ...
... United Kingdom, and the realization of the historic Pyongyang summit meeting between Kim Jong-Il and South Korean president Kim Dae-Jung (Kim Tae-Chung) in 2000, North Korea has become increasingly isolated from the rest of 6 | Bipolar ...
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... United Nations force, composed largely of US troops but also of soldiers from fifteen other member nations, to support the South. This contradictory phenomenon of apparently improved relations despite polarization and the convergence of ...
... United Nations force, composed largely of US troops but also of soldiers from fifteen other member nations, to support the South. This contradictory phenomenon of apparently improved relations despite polarization and the convergence of ...
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... United States proclaiming victory in the Cold War, some commentators hailing liberal democracy as the terminus of historical evolution, and others announcing the dawn of a new age of globalization in which states atrophy, information is ...
... United States proclaiming victory in the Cold War, some commentators hailing liberal democracy as the terminus of historical evolution, and others announcing the dawn of a new age of globalization in which states atrophy, information is ...
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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