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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... called the Demilitarized Zone (hereafter DMZ) winds along for some 250 kilometers, dividing the two Koreas roughly at the 38th parallel. Technically, the DMZ extends two kilometers on each side from the Military Demarcation Line ...
... called the Demilitarized Zone (hereafter DMZ) winds along for some 250 kilometers, dividing the two Koreas roughly at the 38th parallel. Technically, the DMZ extends two kilometers on each side from the Military Demarcation Line ...
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... called Axe Murders – an incident in 1976 where North Korean soldiers killed two US soldiers (one with axes) during a clash in the forests within the JSA – and a 1984 shoot-out during a Soviet defector's rush over the MDL that resulted ...
... called Axe Murders – an incident in 1976 where North Korean soldiers killed two US soldiers (one with axes) during a clash in the forests within the JSA – and a 1984 shoot-out during a Soviet defector's rush over the MDL that resulted ...
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... called IMF Period, but the last payment of South Korea's loan to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) was completed in the summer of 2001, nearly three years ahead of schedule. Since the late 1990s, South Korean films and television ...
... called IMF Period, but the last payment of South Korea's loan to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) was completed in the summer of 2001, nearly three years ahead of schedule. Since the late 1990s, South Korean films and television ...
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... called “decussation.” This crossover effect explains the triggering of a reaction in, say, the right foot when a nerve on the left hand is stimulated. As applied to changes on the Korean peninsula, the polarization of the Koreas and the ...
... called “decussation.” This crossover effect explains the triggering of a reaction in, say, the right foot when a nerve on the left hand is stimulated. As applied to changes on the Korean peninsula, the polarization of the Koreas and the ...
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... for a national government for an independent Korea. The organizational network of what were called “people's committees” served as the foundations for the Korean People's Republic (KPR), which was announced 18 | Bipolar Orders.
... for a national government for an independent Korea. The organizational network of what were called “people's committees” served as the foundations for the Korean People's Republic (KPR), which was announced 18 | Bipolar Orders.
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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