Korea versus Korea: A Case of Contested Legitimacy

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:	9781134766253
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	06/21/2005
Series:	Politics in Asia , #10
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	336
File size:	2 MB

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;