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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... estimated 100,000 or more tourists per year. It also remains a frequently invoked visual symbol of the polarities that divide the peninsula, especially after some incident or other triggers a media competition to portray North Korea as ...
... estimated 100,000 or more tourists per year. It also remains a frequently invoked visual symbol of the polarities that divide the peninsula, especially after some incident or other triggers a media competition to portray North Korea as ...
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... estimated 2.5 million North and South Koreans dead, and the economy of both sides in utter ruins. In fact, the two countries remain technically at war, since the Armistice Agreement of 1953 that brought an end to the war was a ceasefire ...
... estimated 2.5 million North and South Koreans dead, and the economy of both sides in utter ruins. In fact, the two countries remain technically at war, since the Armistice Agreement of 1953 that brought an end to the war was a ceasefire ...
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... estimated 80,000 Cheju islanders were killed during the year. Another largescale leftist insurgency in the southwestern province of South Cho ̆lla was brutally suppressed as well. The Korean War The long-term causes of the Korean War 20 ...
... estimated 80,000 Cheju islanders were killed during the year. Another largescale leftist insurgency in the southwestern province of South Cho ̆lla was brutally suppressed as well. The Korean War The long-term causes of the Korean War 20 ...
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... estimated 1.8 million people throughout the country in 37 cities. After days of intense demonstrations, on June 29, 1987 the South Korean government issued a “Democratization Declaration,” an eight-point reform program that in essence ...
... estimated 1.8 million people throughout the country in 37 cities. After days of intense demonstrations, on June 29, 1987 the South Korean government issued a “Democratization Declaration,” an eight-point reform program that in essence ...
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... estimated 1 million people gathered to honor one of many martyrs for democracy in South Korea's history. In the 1960s and 1970s, South Korea and North Korea were both ruled by authoritarian regimes: democratization after 1987 has ...
... estimated 1 million people gathered to honor one of many martyrs for democracy in South Korea's history. In the 1960s and 1970s, South Korea and North Korea were both ruled by authoritarian regimes: democratization after 1987 has ...
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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