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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... increases seats in National Assembly elections in South Korea; North Korea joins the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT); first visits between families separated by the North–South division Seoul hosts the Asian Games Democratization ...
... increases seats in National Assembly elections in South Korea; North Korea joins the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT); first visits between families separated by the North–South division Seoul hosts the Asian Games Democratization ...
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... increasing compliance or agreement with US politics or policies. Expectations of divergences notwithstanding, development, democratization, and consumerism appear to have improved South Korea's relations with North Korea. Opinions ...
... increasing compliance or agreement with US politics or policies. Expectations of divergences notwithstanding, development, democratization, and consumerism appear to have improved South Korea's relations with North Korea. Opinions ...
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... increases to match inflation began in the summer of 1946, and were countered by force. These clashes culminated in massive strikes and demonstrations through the fall of 1946, during which many demonstrators, as well as policemen, were ...
... increases to match inflation began in the summer of 1946, and were countered by force. These clashes culminated in massive strikes and demonstrations through the fall of 1946, during which many demonstrators, as well as policemen, were ...
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... increasing Cold War tensions, crossing the 38th parallel without a permit was made illegal in May 1946. With both Korean politicians and the occupying armies intent on excluding either the political left or right from any future Korean ...
... increasing Cold War tensions, crossing the 38th parallel without a permit was made illegal in May 1946. With both Korean politicians and the occupying armies intent on excluding either the political left or right from any future Korean ...
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... reflection of the public's disgust with widespread and constant corruption, but also a set of socio-economic changes. Improvements in the level of literacy, and increases in the number South Korea's Democratization and Consolidation | 27.
... reflection of the public's disgust with widespread and constant corruption, but also a set of socio-economic changes. Improvements in the level of literacy, and increases in the number South Korea's Democratization and Consolidation | 27.
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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