Korea versus Korea: A Case of Contested Legitimacy / Edition 1

by Barry Gills

Overview

This study traces the historic course of diplomatic competition between the rival Koreas within the context of a changing international system. This innovative analysis focuses on the dynamic interaction of domestic and international political economies and their effects on the conduct of diplomacy. The result is a new interpretation of the importance of adaptability in determining success in international relations.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415142311
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	10/31/1996
Series:	Politics in Asia
Pages:	336
Product dimensions:	5.44(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

About the Author

B.K. Gills is Lecturer in International Politics, University of Newcastle upon Tyne.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 International order, development and the adaptability of states; Chapter 2 The origins of the Korean Question; Chapter 3 Liberation, Part ition and civil war; Chapter 4 Breaking out of dependence?; Chapter 5 Post-war reconstruction in South Korea; Chapter 6 North Korean diplomacy, 1960–75; Chapter 7 South Korea's outward orientation, 1960–75; Chapter 8 The triumph of ‘economic diplomacy’; Chapter 9 Conclusions;