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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... human villages on the southern and northern sides.2 Small teams of troops that patrol either side of the DMZ within the fenced-off area are regular but temporary intruders onto the scene. The patrol teams are technically not allowed to ...
... human villages on the southern and northern sides.2 Small teams of troops that patrol either side of the DMZ within the fenced-off area are regular but temporary intruders onto the scene. The patrol teams are technically not allowed to ...
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... human body, what is called “decussation.” This crossover effect explains the triggering of a reaction in, say, the right foot when a nerve on the left hand is stimulated. As applied to changes on the Korean peninsula, the polarization ...
... human body, what is called “decussation.” This crossover effect explains the triggering of a reaction in, say, the right foot when a nerve on the left hand is stimulated. As applied to changes on the Korean peninsula, the polarization ...
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... human costs than any geopolitical calculations can ever hope to capture. While the actual number of first-generation family members currently affected by the division is hardly the “ten million” bandied about in many journalistic ...
... human costs than any geopolitical calculations can ever hope to capture. While the actual number of first-generation family members currently affected by the division is hardly the “ten million” bandied about in many journalistic ...
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... human mobility between the two countries is restricted. Willingness to question the boundaries that are being normalized requires challenging the preconceived notion that South Korea and North Korea somehow suffer from incomplete state ...
... human mobility between the two countries is restricted. Willingness to question the boundaries that are being normalized requires challenging the preconceived notion that South Korea and North Korea somehow suffer from incomplete state ...
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... humans lived on the peninsula from some 400,000 to 500,000 years ago, but the probable ethnic ancestors of contemporary Koreans, Neolithic people, did not arrive until sometime between 5,000 and 6,000 BC . Walled towns evolved into ...
... humans lived on the peninsula from some 400,000 to 500,000 years ago, but the probable ethnic ancestors of contemporary Koreans, Neolithic people, did not arrive until sometime between 5,000 and 6,000 BC . Walled towns evolved into ...
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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