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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... accounts, the head of a lion, the body of a goat, and the tail of a serpent, a hybrid creature composed of oddly juxtaposed parts. The vividness of the literary associations notwithstanding, there are several more intellectually ...
... accounts, the head of a lion, the body of a goat, and the tail of a serpent, a hybrid creature composed of oddly juxtaposed parts. The vividness of the literary associations notwithstanding, there are several more intellectually ...
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... accounts of indiscriminate slaughter of civilians by soldiers would only become public later.15 The demonstrations involved an estimated 100,000 people and some 20,000 soldiers in what came to be known as the Kwangju Massacre or the May ...
... accounts of indiscriminate slaughter of civilians by soldiers would only become public later.15 The demonstrations involved an estimated 100,000 people and some 20,000 soldiers in what came to be known as the Kwangju Massacre or the May ...
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... accounts of the Kwangju Massacre, along with other counternarratives, were transmitted to the next generation through discussions within families and the erection of public memorials such as gravestones and plaques. These accounts in ...
... accounts of the Kwangju Massacre, along with other counternarratives, were transmitted to the next generation through discussions within families and the erection of public memorials such as gravestones and plaques. These accounts in ...
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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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