Title:
The two Koreas / [compiled by Grey House Publishing].
Author:
Grey House Publishing, Inc., compiler, publisher.
Publication Information:
Amenia, New York : Grey House Publishing, 2019.
©2019
Call Number:
DS902 .T86 2019
Abstract:
"For the United States and allied nations, North Korea has long been a source of controversy and concern. In the spring and summer of 2018, North Korea again entered the public debate when news reports indicated that the nation had developed offensive nuclear capabilities and was rapidly approaching a state in which it could attack the United States directly. For decades, the United States and allies have attempted to prevent the escalation of North Korea's military, utilizing negotiation, economic sanctions, and even threats of military force, but to little avail. To better understand the North Korean controversy, it is useful to look at the history and bifurcated cultures of the Korean Peninsula, from the kingdoms that united the peninsula to the struggle for global ideological dominance that ultimately tore the nation into warring halves. From the economic importance of South Korea's bustling urban economies, to the constant threat of North Korea's fundamentalist conservatism, to the lives of transplanted Koreans in the United States and elsewhere, Korea's long and storied culture has left a deep impact on the world."--Preface.
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ISBN:
9781642652185
9781642652178
Series:
The reference shelf ; volume 91, number 1
Reference shelf ; v. 91, no. 1.
Physical Description:
xiii, 158 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.
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Contents:
tale of two Koreas -- Hanguk and Choson -- Why is the U.S. wary of a declaration to end the Korean War? / Why there are two Koreas / Korean War a "forgotten" conflict that shaped the modern world / History of US-North Korea deals shows hard part is making them stick / US-ROK: the forgotten alliance / Life in the two Koreas -- Lives divided -- These are the only people who live inside the DMZ between North and South Korea / What is life like for South Korean kids? Busy / For South Korea's LGBT community, an uphill battle for rights / What is life like in North Korea? / What life is like for ordinary North Koreans / The Korean threat -- Widoghan (dangerous) days -- How the nuclear-armed nations brought the North Korea crisis on themselves / How North Korea's hackers became dangerously good / Reminder: North Korea is still very much a nuclear threat / North Korea is not the threat Trump would have you believe / North Korea rouses neighbors to reconsider nuclear weapons / North Korean threat beyond ICBMs / How would the US defend against a North Korean nuclear attack? / North Korea's illegal weapons trade / current summit talks and what they mean for the future -- rhetorical war -- Opinion: The U.S. and North Korea have made progress. Here's how they can keep it up / South Korea reveals plan to break stalemate in U.S.-North Korea talks / U.S. has little to show for stalled nuclear talks with North Korea / Why there has been no progress in nuclear talks with North Korea / North Korea accuses Washington of weaponizing human rights as nuclear talks stall / Can the U.S. reinstate "maximum pressure" on North Korea? / Embrace the Moon miracle: why Trump should let the Koreas build peace / Korean Americans -- Korea in America -- Awe, gratitude, fear: conflicting emotions for Korean-Americans in the era of Trump / North Korea defectors, resettled in the US, torn as tensions escalate / North Korean defectors see American dream deferred as reality sets in the US / Some Korean Americans have a personal stake in next week's summit: finding family / Conan O'Brien accidentally exposed culture gap between Koreans and Korean-Americans
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