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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... Population Fund USAMGIK United States Army Military Government in Korea WFP World Food Programme WTO World Trade Organization Notes on Transliteration I follow the McCune–Reischauer system of transliteration viii | Acronyms.
... Population Fund USAMGIK United States Army Military Government in Korea WFP World Food Programme WTO World Trade Organization Notes on Transliteration I follow the McCune–Reischauer system of transliteration viii | Acronyms.
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... population has seemingly been transformed overnight from the impoverished farmers who occasionally meandered into the backdrop for American doctors on the TV show MASH into successful businessmen garbed in fashionable suits, competing ...
... population has seemingly been transformed overnight from the impoverished farmers who occasionally meandered into the backdrop for American doctors on the TV show MASH into successful businessmen garbed in fashionable suits, competing ...
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... change The second reason why the contemporary history of the two Koreas is significant is the pace of change, especially in the South. The population has been aging, fertility dropping, divorce rates rising, 4 | Bipolar Orders.
... change The second reason why the contemporary history of the two Koreas is significant is the pace of change, especially in the South. The population has been aging, fertility dropping, divorce rates rising, 4 | Bipolar Orders.
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The Two Koreas since 1989 Hyung Gu Lynn. The population has been aging, fertility dropping, divorce rates rising, and the population profile becoming more multicultural at an accelerated pace in South Korea. These demographic ...
The Two Koreas since 1989 Hyung Gu Lynn. The population has been aging, fertility dropping, divorce rates rising, and the population profile becoming more multicultural at an accelerated pace in South Korea. These demographic ...
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... population between 1970 and 1979, became increasingly dissatisfied.14 Labor protests proliferated, often leading to violent confrontations with police. In August 1979, the brutal police crackdown on striking female textile workers of ...
... population between 1970 and 1979, became increasingly dissatisfied.14 Labor protests proliferated, often leading to violent confrontations with police. In August 1979, the brutal police crackdown on striking female textile workers of ...
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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