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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... emerged as a unified entity around 500 BC , and Koguryo ̆, established in 37 BC . The period of the Three Kingdoms began around 350 to 400 AD . Koguryo ̆, which controlled the north, Paekche, the southwest, and Silla, the southeast ...
... emerged as a unified entity around 500 BC , and Koguryo ̆, established in 37 BC . The period of the Three Kingdoms began around 350 to 400 AD . Koguryo ̆, which controlled the north, Paekche, the southwest, and Silla, the southeast ...
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... emerge in the late 1920s as the center of capitalist production and consumption.20 Furthermore, the colonial state's strategy of divide-and-rule magnified the political and ideological divisions between Koreans that started to emerge in ...
... emerge in the late 1920s as the center of capitalist production and consumption.20 Furthermore, the colonial state's strategy of divide-and-rule magnified the political and ideological divisions between Koreans that started to emerge in ...
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... emerge as one independent nation was the collapse of domestic attempts to unify the political spectrum, which provided additional momentum to the long-term division. In November 1943, the US, Britain, and China noted in the Cairo ...
... emerge as one independent nation was the collapse of domestic attempts to unify the political spectrum, which provided additional momentum to the long-term division. In November 1943, the US, Britain, and China noted in the Cairo ...
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... emerged in South Korean politics during the process of democratic consolidation? This chapter focuses on the political dimensions in answering these questions. Chapter 2 will deal with the socio-economic aspects in more detail ...
... emerged in South Korean politics during the process of democratic consolidation? This chapter focuses on the political dimensions in answering these questions. Chapter 2 will deal with the socio-economic aspects in more detail ...
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... emergence of the middle class; the impact of foreign pressures and precedents; and internal divisions and miscalculations by the government. Cumulative history and thresholds First, it is important to acknowledge the impact of long-term ...
... emergence of the middle class; the impact of foreign pressures and precedents; and internal divisions and miscalculations by the government. Cumulative history and thresholds First, it is important to acknowledge the impact of long-term ...
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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