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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... resulting in more criticisms of the US and more pro-North Korean sentiments in South Korea, what I call a “decussation effect.” This book will examine whether this “decussation effect” is an optical illusion, a 8 | Bipolar Orders.
... resulting in more criticisms of the US and more pro-North Korean sentiments in South Korea, what I call a “decussation effect.” This book will examine whether this “decussation effect” is an optical illusion, a 8 | Bipolar Orders.
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... result of a successful coup led by a Koryo ̆ general, the Choso ̆n dynasty was established in 1392, and governed the Korean peninsula until its colonization by Japan in 1910. During the same six hundred-year span, four dynasties rose ...
... result of a successful coup led by a Koryo ̆ general, the Choso ̆n dynasty was established in 1392, and governed the Korean peninsula until its colonization by Japan in 1910. During the same six hundred-year span, four dynasties rose ...
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... results, Japan forced Korea into Protectorate status in 1905 after its victory over Russia in the Russo-Japanese War. Korean armed guerrilla resistance broke out against Japanese control, reaching a peak in 1907 and 1908, while elites ...
... results, Japan forced Korea into Protectorate status in 1905 after its victory over Russia in the Russo-Japanese War. Korean armed guerrilla resistance broke out against Japanese control, reaching a peak in 1907 and 1908, while elites ...
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... resulting in the transformation into a democracy. Thus, a combination of four major factors was required to make democratization possible in 1987: the cumulative effect of decades of protest met by repression; the emergence of the ...
... resulting in the transformation into a democracy. Thus, a combination of four major factors was required to make democratization possible in 1987: the cumulative effect of decades of protest met by repression; the emergence of the ...
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... result was announced as a landslide victory for Lee, there was little doubt that the election had been rigged.6 On ... resulting in at least 124 deaths and over 558 injured. Outraged by the election rigging and the attack on unarmed ...
... result was announced as a landslide victory for Lee, there was little doubt that the election had been rigged.6 On ... resulting in at least 124 deaths and over 558 injured. Outraged by the election rigging and the attack on unarmed ...
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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