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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... rule.15 This requires analyzing pre-1989 causes of divergences and convergences with this narrative; examining the extent that post1989 developments on the Korean peninsula adhere to the global narrative; and explaining the import of ...
... rule.15 This requires analyzing pre-1989 causes of divergences and convergences with this narrative; examining the extent that post1989 developments on the Korean peninsula adhere to the global narrative; and explaining the import of ...
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... rule, its inhabitants using the same language and sharing many, if not all, of their customs. The use of the term “reunification” in English (just “unification” – t'ongil – in Korean) thus refers to the long history of the peninsula as ...
... rule, its inhabitants using the same language and sharing many, if not all, of their customs. The use of the term “reunification” in English (just “unification” – t'ongil – in Korean) thus refers to the long history of the peninsula as ...
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... rule created the foundations for the division of the peninsula in 1945. To simplify, the Japanese Government General developed the northern half for heavy industry and mining, while promoting light industries and agriculture in the ...
... rule created the foundations for the division of the peninsula in 1945. To simplify, the Japanese Government General developed the northern half for heavy industry and mining, while promoting light industries and agriculture in the ...
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... rule in Korea before 1945. Korea had never been a major market for US exports, other than Protestant missionaries, and had not been a source of materials or goods essential for the US. US president Harry Truman confirmed the terms of ...
... rule in Korea before 1945. Korea had never been a major market for US exports, other than Protestant missionaries, and had not been a source of materials or goods essential for the US. US president Harry Truman confirmed the terms of ...
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... rule. By October 1946, the group had come up with seven agreed principles based on extensive compromise, but the proposals had become so diluted that they were unlikely to generate support from any side. Meanwhile, the Soviet–US Joint ...
... rule. By October 1946, the group had come up with seven agreed principles based on extensive compromise, but the proposals had become so diluted that they were unlikely to generate support from any side. Meanwhile, the Soviet–US Joint ...
Contents
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23 | |
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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