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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... the completion of this book. And last but not least, thanks, S.F.T., for everything. The author is however, solely responsible for any errors in fact or interpretation. Acronyms APEC CAP CCEJ CUBS DCRK DLP DMZ DPRK ELD Acknowledgments.
... the completion of this book. And last but not least, thanks, S.F.T., for everything. The author is however, solely responsible for any errors in fact or interpretation. Acronyms APEC CAP CCEJ CUBS DCRK DLP DMZ DPRK ELD Acknowledgments.
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... fact, the current president, Roh Moo-Hyun (No Mu-Hyôn), apparently concerned with his modest mien, underwent a surgical procedure that is the most popular in South Korea, the creation of a double eyelid fold (often called the Asian ...
... fact, the current president, Roh Moo-Hyun (No Mu-Hyôn), apparently concerned with his modest mien, underwent a surgical procedure that is the most popular in South Korea, the creation of a double eyelid fold (often called the Asian ...
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... fact, the two countries remain technically at war, since the Armistice Agreement of 1953 that brought an end to the war was a ceasefire agreement, a truce rather than a peace treaty.7 Aside from its intensity, the war also brought 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 agreement, a truce rather than a peace treaty.7 Aside from its intensity, the war also brought in ...
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... fact that some unifications or irredentist aspirations are simply assumed to be normal or natural, while others simply trigger puzzlement. For example, some scholars assert that Korea did not undergo a process of decolonization, or ...
... fact that some unifications or irredentist aspirations are simply assumed to be normal or natural, while others simply trigger puzzlement. For example, some scholars assert that Korea did not undergo a process of decolonization, or ...
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... fact, most decolonization processes in modern history have been achieved through external intervention and compromise. Any reasonably observant person who has seen the Canadian currency, adorned as it is with pictures of British royalty ...
... fact, most decolonization processes in modern history have been achieved through external intervention and compromise. Any reasonably observant person who has seen the Canadian currency, adorned as it is with pictures of British royalty ...
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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