Korea versus Korea: A Case of Contested Legitimacy

ISBN-13: 9780415142311 / Angielski / Twarda / 1996 / 336 str.

Barry Gills; B. K. Gills

Opis

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

Spis treści

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;

O autorze

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