| Description |
xiii, 158 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm. |
| Series |
The reference shelf ; volume 91, number 1 |
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Reference shelf ; v. 91, no. 1.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 145-149) and index. |
| Summary |
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 penisula 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. |
| Contents |
A tale of two Koreas -- Hanguk and Choson -- Why is the U.S. wary of a declaration to end the Korean War? / Edward Wong -- Why there are two Koreas / Matthew Wills -- Korean War a "forgotten" conflict that shaped the modern world / Liam Stack -- History of US-North Korea deals shows hard part is making them stick / Julian Borger -- US-ROK: the forgotten alliance / Kongdan Oh -- Life in the two Koreas -- Lives divided -- These are the only people who live inside the DMZ between North and South Korea / Thomas Maresca -- What is life like for South Korean kids? Busy / Hau Chu -- For South Korea's LGBT community, an uphill battle for rights / Elise Hu -- What is life like in North Korea? / The Week -- What life is like for ordinary North Koreans / The Economist -- The Korean threat -- Widoghan (dangerous) days -- How the nuclear-armed nations brought the North Korea crisis on themselves / Simon Tisdall -- How North Korea's hackers became dangerously good / Timothy W. Martin -- Reminder: North Korea is still very much a nuclear threat / Ryan Bort -- North Korea is not the threat Trump would have you believe / Isaac Stone Fish -- North Korea rouses neighbors to reconsider nuclear weapons / David E. Sanger, Choe Sang-Hun, and Motoko Rich -- The North Korean threat beyond ICBMs / Graham Allison -- How would the US defend against a North Korean nuclear attack? / Chloe Whiteaker, Jeremy Scott Diamond, and Tony Capaccio -- North Korea's illegal weapons trade / Bruce E. Bechtol, Jr. -- The current summit talks and what they mean for the future -- The rhetorical war -- Opinion: The U.S. and North Korea have made progress. Here's how they can keep it up / Joel Wit -- South Korea reveals plan to break stalemate in U.S.-North Korea talks / John Hudson -- U.S. has little to show for stalled nuclear talks with North Korea / Tracy Wilkinson and Victoria Kim -- Why there has been no progress in nuclear talks with North Korea / L.R.S. -- North Korea accuses Washington of weaponizing human rights as nuclear talks stall / Choe Sang-Hun -- Can the U.S. reinstate "maximum pressure" on North Korea? / Eric Brewer -- Embrace the Moon miracle: why Trump should let the Koreas build peace / Daniel R. DePetris -- Korean Americans -- Korea in America -- Awe, gratitude, fear: conflicting emotions for Korean-Americans in the era of Trump / Jennifer Medina -- North Korea defectors, resettled in the US, torn as tensions escalate / Shachar Peled -- North Korean defectors see American dream deferred as reality sets in the US / Soo Youn -- Some Korean Americans have a personal stake in next week's summit: finding family / Anna Fifield and Min Joo Kim -- Conan O'Brien accidentally exposed culture gap between Koreans and Korean-Americans / Quartz. |
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Korea (North) -- History -- Sources.
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Korea (South) -- History -- Sources.
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Korea (North) -- Social conditions -- 21st century -- Sources.
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Korea (South) -- Social conditions -- 21st century -- Sources.
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Korea (North) -- Foreign relations -- United States -- Sources.
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United States -- Foreign relations -- Korea (North) -- Sources.
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Korean Americans -- History -- 21st century -- Sources.
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Diplomatic relations. (OCoLC)fst01907412
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Korean Americans. (OCoLC)fst00988587
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Social conditions. (OCoLC)fst01919811
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Korea (North) (OCoLC)fst01214151
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Korea (South) (OCoLC)fst01206791
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| Chronological Term |
2000-2099
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| Genre/Form |
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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Sources. (OCoLC)fst01423900
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| Added Author |
Grey House Publishing, Inc., compiler, publisher.
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| ISBN |
9781642652185 (paperback ;) (v. 91, no. 1) |
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1642652180 (paperback ;) (v. 91, no. 1) |
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