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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... demonstrators gathered to protest in the winter of 2002 after a US military court found two American soldiers not guilty of negligent homicide in a case involving a military vehicle that crushed two fourteen-year-old South Korean ...
... demonstrators gathered to protest in the winter of 2002 after a US military court found two American soldiers not guilty of negligent homicide in a case involving a military vehicle that crushed two fourteen-year-old South Korean ...
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... demonstrations all highlighted the growing opposition to the presence of some 37,000 US troops stationed in South Korea. Various polls taken since 2000 have subsequently confirmed that there has been an increase in negative sentiments ...
... demonstrations all highlighted the growing opposition to the presence of some 37,000 US troops stationed in South Korea. Various polls taken since 2000 have subsequently confirmed that there has been an increase in negative sentiments ...
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... demonstrations through the fall of 1946, during which many demonstrators, as well as policemen, were killed. USAMGIK even employed many Korean bureaucrats who had been colonial officials, and displayed little interest in removing ...
... demonstrations through the fall of 1946, during which many demonstrators, as well as policemen, were killed. USAMGIK even employed many Korean bureaucrats who had been colonial officials, and displayed little interest in removing ...
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... demonstrations. The relatively obscure location of a museum dedicated to a prodemocracy martyr is a contrast to ... demonstrators and police clashed. The 1 | Pandora's Box?
... demonstrations. The relatively obscure location of a museum dedicated to a prodemocracy martyr is a contrast to ... demonstrators and police clashed. The 1 | Pandora's Box?
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... demonstration, even after the white smoke had dissipated and the air looked clear again, the sting from the remaining vapors caused passersby to become instantly and violently lachrymose. These demonstrations and clashes were not ...
... demonstration, even after the white smoke had dissipated and the air looked clear again, the sting from the remaining vapors caused passersby to become instantly and violently lachrymose. These demonstrations and clashes were not ...
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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