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Bipolar orders : the two Koreas since 1989

Title: Bipolar orders : the two Koreas since 1989 / Hyung Gu Lynn.
Author: Lynn, Hyung Gu.
Publication: Halifax : Fernwood Pub. ; London ; New York : Zed Books : Distributed in the USA exclusively by Palgrave Macmillan, 2007.

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Description

xiv, 210 pages : map; 23 cm.

Summary

"In this book, the author examines both North Korea and South Korea since the 1980's. While North Korea has experienced severe economic deterioration and increasing international isolation, 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, to whom? This book provides a substantive, accessible, and timely examination of the complex and compelling histories of the two Koreas." -- BACK COVER.

Series Statement

Global history of the present

Uniform Title

Global history of the present

Subject

Genre/Form

History

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references (p. [177]-199) and index.

Contents

Pandora's box? South Korea's democratization and consolidation -- Altered states: economic and social change in South Korea -- Holy trinity: North Korean politics after 1989 -- Economic tetralogies: socioeconomic conditions in North Korea -- Decussation effects? North-South relations since 1989 -- Conclusion: two Koreas in the present.

ISBN

9781842777435
1842777432
9781842777428
1842777424
9781552662410
1552662411

LCCN

2007034352

OCLC

ocn166273772
166273772
SCSB-14479024

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library