The Two Koreas and the Great Powers

Erscheinungsjahr 2016
ISBN: 978-0-521-66899-6
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, 422 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 682 g

This book explores Korea's place in terms of multiple levels and domains of interaction pertaining to foreign-policy behaviors and relations with the four regional/global powers (China, Russia, Japan, and the United States). The synergy of global transformations has now brought to an end Korea's proverbial identity and role as the helpless shrimp among whales, and both North Korea and South Korea have taken on new roles in the process of redefining and projecting their national identities. Synthetic national identity theory offers a useful perspective on change and continuity in Korea's turbulent relationships with the great powers over the years. Following a review of Korean diplomatic history and competing theoretical approaches, along with a synthetic national-identity theory as an alternative approach, one chapter each is devoted to how Korea relates to the four powers in turn, and the book concludes with a consideration of inter-Korean relations and potential reunification.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kim, Samuel S.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft | Kulturwissenschaften Kulturwissenschaften
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Internationale Wirtschaft Volkswirtschaften einzelner Länder und Regionen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction: the two Koreas and the great powers in a changing world; 2. China and the two Koreas; 3. Russia and the two Koreas; 4. Japan and the two Koreas; 5. The United States and the two Koreas; 6. The future of the two Koreas.