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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... McCormick, What Have We Done? South Africa since 1989 Bryan McCann, The Throes of Democracy: Brazil since 1989 Nicholas Guyatt is lecturer in history at the University of York. About the author Hyung Gu Lynn is the AECL/KECPO Chair.
... McCormick, What Have We Done? South Africa since 1989 Bryan McCann, The Throes of Democracy: Brazil since 1989 Nicholas Guyatt is lecturer in history at the University of York. About the author Hyung Gu Lynn is the AECL/KECPO Chair.
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... University of British Columbia. He has researched and taught at universities in Canada, the USA, South Korea, and Japan. His current research projects range from economic history to contemporary popular culture, plastic surgery to ...
... University of British Columbia. He has researched and taught at universities in Canada, the USA, South Korea, and Japan. His current research projects range from economic history to contemporary popular culture, plastic surgery to ...
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... University is located, since it is known throughout the country as one of the top three universities in South Korea. There are likely far fewer people, though, who know the way to the unassuming concrete, four-storey building buried in ...
... University is located, since it is known throughout the country as one of the top three universities in South Korea. There are likely far fewer people, though, who know the way to the unassuming concrete, four-storey building buried in ...
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... university campuses or only to Seoul. From 1960 on, students and laborers in various cities throughout South Korea, armed with rocks and Molotov cocktails, battled military police or private union-busters. In the 1970s, smoke-filled ...
... university campuses or only to Seoul. From 1960 on, students and laborers in various cities throughout South Korea, armed with rocks and Molotov cocktails, battled military police or private union-busters. In the 1970s, smoke-filled ...
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... university graduates, and economic development still appeared elusive. Eight months before the March 15, 1960 presidential and vice presidential elections, Rhee executed one rival on charges of communist activities. The main opposition ...
... university graduates, and economic development still appeared elusive. Eight months before the March 15, 1960 presidential and vice presidential elections, Rhee executed one rival on charges of communist activities. The main opposition ...
Contents
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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 |
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