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Record Nr.

UNINA9910817427703321

Autore

Kim Samuel S. <1935->

Titolo

The two Koreas and the great powers / / Samuel S. Kim

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Cambridge University Press, 2006

ISBN

1-107-15782-X

1-280-51594-5

0-511-22066-9

0-511-22091-X

0-511-21890-7

0-511-31699-2

0-511-51049-7

0-511-21958-X

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xvi, 405 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Disciplina

327.519

Soggetti

World politics - 21st century

Korea (South) Politics and government

Korea (North) Politics and government

United States Foreign relations 21st century

East Asia Foreign relations

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 361-394) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction : Korea and the great powers in a changing world -- China and the two Koreas -- Russia and the two Koreas -- Japan and the two Koreas -- The United States and the two Koreas -- The future of the two Koreas.

Sommario/riassunto

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.