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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... established 1950–53 Korean War 1960 Syngman Rhee ousted in South Korea; Chang Myo ̆n takes over 1961 Park Chung-Hee overthrows the Chang government 1965 South Korea–Japan Normalization Treaty 1968 North Korean spies attack the ...
... established 1950–53 Korean War 1960 Syngman Rhee ousted in South Korea; Chang Myo ̆n takes over 1961 Park Chung-Hee overthrows the Chang government 1965 South Korea–Japan Normalization Treaty 1968 North Korean spies attack the ...
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... established; the UN sends the first shipment of food aid to North Korea Hosting of 2002 soccer World Cup tournament awarded jointly to South Korea and Japan; South Korea joins the OECD Hanbo Bribery Scandal; Chun Doo-Hwan is sentenced ...
... established; the UN sends the first shipment of food aid to North Korea Hosting of 2002 soccer World Cup tournament awarded jointly to South Korea and Japan; South Korea joins the OECD Hanbo Bribery Scandal; Chun Doo-Hwan is sentenced ...
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... 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, constantly jockeyed for power. Following a series of wars ...
... 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, constantly jockeyed for power. Following a series of wars ...
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... established the United States Army Military Government in Korea (USAMGIK). Working on the assumption that the KPR was a communist-run organization, USAMGIK proceeded to extinguish people's committees throughout the southern half, while ...
... established the United States Army Military Government in Korea (USAMGIK). Working on the assumption that the KPR was a communist-run organization, USAMGIK proceeded to extinguish people's committees throughout the southern half, while ...
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... established under the Moscow accord, met in 1946 and 1947, but made little progress. In a situation of diminishing flows of people and goods between the two zones and increasing Cold War tensions, crossing the 38th parallel without a ...
... established under the Moscow accord, met in 1946 and 1947, but made little progress. In a situation of diminishing flows of people and goods between the two zones and increasing Cold War tensions, crossing the 38th parallel without a ...
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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