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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... groups. Generational gaps exist in all societies, of course, and many of the intergenerational differences have been occasionally exaggerated in South Korea in an attempt to reduce the complex factors behind socio-political changes to a ...
... groups. Generational gaps exist in all societies, of course, and many of the intergenerational differences have been occasionally exaggerated in South Korea in an attempt to reduce the complex factors behind socio-political changes to a ...
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... groups of rebels easily toppled a political and economic system that had become desiccated. One of the rebel groups eventually emerged as the new unifier, and founded the Koryo ̆ dynasty, which lasted from 924 to 1392. Despite suffering ...
... groups of rebels easily toppled a political and economic system that had become desiccated. One of the rebel groups eventually emerged as the new unifier, and founded the Koryo ̆ dynasty, which lasted from 924 to 1392. Despite suffering ...
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... group of industrial laborers.19 Colonial-era Seoul began to 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 ...
... group of industrial laborers.19 Colonial-era Seoul began to 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 ...
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... group had come up with seven agreed principles based on extensive compromise, but the proposals had become so diluted that they were unlikely to generate support from any side. Meanwhile, the Soviet–US Joint Commission, established ...
... group had come up with seven agreed principles based on extensive compromise, but the proposals had become so diluted that they were unlikely to generate support from any side. Meanwhile, the Soviet–US Joint Commission, established ...
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... groups that had been fostered by Rhee clashed violently with students on April 18. On April 19, some 30,000 students marched toward the presidential office to protest the election rigging when military police fired on them, resulting in ...
... groups that had been fostered by Rhee clashed violently with students on April 18. On April 19, some 30,000 students marched toward the presidential office to protest the election rigging when military police fired on them, resulting in ...
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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