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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... million landmines planted within the DMZ. Surveys have confirmed that 146 species of rare animals and plants are the primary residents of the land, with two very small human villages on the southern and northern sides.2 Small teams of ...
... million landmines planted within the DMZ. Surveys have confirmed that 146 species of rare animals and plants are the primary residents of the land, with two very small human villages on the southern and northern sides.2 Small teams of ...
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... million North and South Koreans dead, and the economy of both sides in utter ruins. 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 ...
... million North and South Koreans dead, and the economy of both sides in utter ruins. 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 ...
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... million” bandied about in many journalistic reports or used metaphorically in Korea, it is likely that there are around 750,000 people with immediate families that they cannot visit due to political conditions.11 The future of inter ...
... million” bandied about in many journalistic reports or used metaphorically in Korea, it is likely that there are around 750,000 people with immediate families that they cannot visit due to political conditions.11 The future of inter ...
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... three years of fighting: the infrastructure of the entire peninsula was shredded, and the human toll, as mentioned above, reached the millions. Even more than fifty years later, documentary evidence and testimonials Introduction | 21.
... three years of fighting: the infrastructure of the entire peninsula was shredded, and the human toll, as mentioned above, reached the millions. Even more than fifty years later, documentary evidence and testimonials Introduction | 21.
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... million people throughout the country in 37 cities. After days of intense demonstrations, on June 29, 1987 the South Korean government issued a “Democratization Declaration,” an eight-point reform program that in essence established a ...
... million people throughout the country in 37 cities. After days of intense demonstrations, on June 29, 1987 the South Korean government issued a “Democratization Declaration,” an eight-point reform program that in essence established a ...
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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