| Bipolar Orders: The Two Koreas Since 1989 Contributor(s): Lynn, Hyung Gu (Author), Guyatt, Nicholas (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1842777432 ISBN-13: 9781842777435 Publisher: Zed Books OUR PRICE: $47.47 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2007 Annotation: In "Bipolar Orders," Hyung Gu Lynn 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? . |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Asia - Korea |
| Dewey: 951.9 |
| LCCN: 2007034352 |
| Series: Global History of the Present (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.57" H x 5.53" W x 8.44" (0.65 lbs) 224 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - East Asian - Chronological Period - 1980's - Chronological Period - 1990's - Chronological Period - 21st Century - Cultural Region - Asian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: North 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. |