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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... Unification Education” in South Korea; Seoul Olympics South Korea–Russia Normalization First North Korea–Japan Normalization talks; Kim HakSun becomes the first “comfort women” survivor to testify publicly under her own name Kim Young ...
... Unification Education” in South Korea; Seoul Olympics South Korea–Russia Normalization First North Korea–Japan Normalization talks; Kim HakSun becomes the first “comfort women” survivor to testify publicly under her own name Kim Young ...
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... unification was necessary, answered his own question by invoking the need to “ensure peace,” and asserted that “those who share the same blood, language and culture should get together and live as one.”8 If it is the destiny of peoples ...
... unification was necessary, answered his own question by invoking the need to “ensure peace,” and asserted that “those who share the same blood, language and culture should get together and live as one.”8 If it is the destiny of peoples ...
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... unification” of the Korean peninsula, but to question whether it is a necessary or inevitable process. Nor is it possible to overlook the incalculable personal tragedies that were created by the division of Korea. Anyone who has seen ...
... unification” of the Korean peninsula, but to question whether it is a necessary or inevitable process. Nor is it possible to overlook the incalculable personal tragedies that were created by the division of Korea. Anyone who has seen ...
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... Unification, at least as encapsulated in the 1 race = 1 system formula, is not actually high on the list of priorities for either government. Objectives. The above discussion triggers a cascade of questions. How did the peninsula become ...
... Unification, at least as encapsulated in the 1 race = 1 system formula, is not actually high on the list of priorities for either government. Objectives. The above discussion triggers a cascade of questions. How did the peninsula become ...
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... – especially anything related to the colonial period, assessment of the contributions of past presidents, the significance of democratic moments and movements, recent North Korean politics, and unification Introduction | 13.
... – especially anything related to the colonial period, assessment of the contributions of past presidents, the significance of democratic moments and movements, recent North Korean politics, and unification Introduction | 13.
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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