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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... crisis – threatens to withdraw from NPT Kim Il-Sung dies; Agreed Framework between US and North Korea; Kim Jong-Il succeeds his father to power; So ̆ngsu Bridge collapses The Korean Energy Development Organization is established; the UN ...
... crisis – threatens to withdraw from NPT Kim Il-Sung dies; Agreed Framework between US and North Korea; Kim Jong-Il succeeds his father to power; So ̆ngsu Bridge collapses The Korean Energy Development Organization is established; the UN ...
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... Crisis” occupy academic attention; for North Korea, the dynastic succession of 1994 and the nuclear test of 2006 tend to attract as much analysis as the economic impact of the post-1989 changes in North Korea's relations with Russia and ...
... Crisis” occupy academic attention; for North Korea, the dynastic succession of 1994 and the nuclear test of 2006 tend to attract as much analysis as the economic impact of the post-1989 changes in North Korea's relations with Russia and ...
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... crisis of 1997 marked the beginning of the so-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 ...
... crisis of 1997 marked the beginning of the so-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 ...
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... crisis to launch an attack against South Korea.20 Seeking sources of legitimacy to distract from the blooddrenched beginnings of his regime, Chun turned to the precedents set by Park Chung-Hee. He stressed the importance of economic ...
... crisis to launch an attack against South Korea.20 Seeking sources of legitimacy to distract from the blooddrenched beginnings of his regime, Chun turned to the precedents set by Park Chung-Hee. He stressed the importance of economic ...
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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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