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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... Relatives, friends and colleagues in South Korea, Japan, Canada, the US, the UK and other countries also directly or indirectly facilitated the completion of this book. And last but not least, thanks, S.F.T., for everything. The author ...
... Relatives, friends and colleagues in South Korea, Japan, Canada, the US, the UK and other countries also directly or indirectly facilitated the completion of this book. And last but not least, thanks, S.F.T., for everything. The author ...
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... relative gap in economic performance allows South Korea to feel comfortable in its relations with North Korea, while nowadays democratization differentiates South Korea from North Korea far more than when Introduction | 11.
... relative gap in economic performance allows South Korea to feel comfortable in its relations with North Korea, while nowadays democratization differentiates South Korea from North Korea far more than when Introduction | 11.
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... relative short space may invite criticism, but despite the cumulative scholarship on the histories of South and North Korea, the regularity with which North Korea appears in international news headlines, and the extent to which South ...
... relative short space may invite criticism, but despite the cumulative scholarship on the histories of South and North Korea, the regularity with which North Korea appears in international news headlines, and the extent to which South ...
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... relative lack of preparation regarding Korea prior to 1945. Put simply, other than the role of Korean chemicals facilities in the Japanese war effort, successive US governments had been indifferent to the details of Japanese rule in ...
... relative lack of preparation regarding Korea prior to 1945. Put simply, other than the role of Korean chemicals facilities in the Japanese war effort, successive US governments had been indifferent to the details of Japanese rule in ...
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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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