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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... Military Demarcation Line MDP Millennial Democratic Party NGO non-governmental organization NPO non-profit organization NPT Non-Proliferation Treaty OECD Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development OOP Our Open Party / Uri ...
... Military Demarcation Line MDP Millennial Democratic Party NGO non-governmental organization NPO non-profit organization NPT Non-Proliferation Treaty OECD Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development OOP Our Open Party / Uri ...
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... Military Demarcation Line (hereafter MDL) that marks the front line when the truce agreement was signed to end the Korean War in July 1953. High barbed wire, thick concrete barricades with grated metal gates, military vehicles, and ...
... Military Demarcation Line (hereafter MDL) that marks the front line when the truce agreement was signed to end the Korean War in July 1953. High barbed wire, thick concrete barricades with grated metal gates, military vehicles, and ...
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... military court found two American soldiers not guilty of negligent homicide in a case involving a military vehicle that crushed two fourteen-year-old South Korean Introduction | 7.
... military court found two American soldiers not guilty of negligent homicide in a case involving a military vehicle that crushed two fourteen-year-old South Korean Introduction | 7.
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The Two Koreas since 1989 Hyung Gu Lynn. involving a military vehicle that crushed two fourteen-year-old South Korean girls to death. The incident, the verdict, and the demonstrations all highlighted the growing opposition to the ...
The Two Koreas since 1989 Hyung Gu Lynn. involving a military vehicle that crushed two fourteen-year-old South Korean girls to death. The incident, the verdict, and the demonstrations all highlighted the growing opposition to the ...
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... military dictatorships were in place practicing the same kind of oppression on its citizens as did the government of the North. For North Korea as well, the policy priorities seem clear: stabilize North–South relations, implement ...
... military dictatorships were in place practicing the same kind of oppression on its citizens as did the government of the North. For North Korea as well, the policy priorities seem clear: stabilize North–South relations, implement ...
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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