Korea 2012 [electronic resource] : politics, economy and society / edited by Rüdiger Frank ... [et al.].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Frank, Rüdiger, 1969-

Series:

Korea: Politics, Economy and Society 6.

Korea yearbook ; vol. 6

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economics--Korea.

Economics.

Korea--Politics and government.

Korea.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (287 p.)

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Korea 2012: Politics, Economy and Society contains concise overview articles covering domestic developments and the economy in both South and North Korea as well as inter-Korean relations and foreign relations of the two Koreas in 2011. Additional papers deal with topics such as South Korea’s foreign trade drive, the death of Kim Jong Il, South Korea as a middle power, the portrayal of North Koreans in ROK cinema, graphic novel representations of food issues in post-famine North Korea, and North Korean views of foreigners. A detailed chronology complements the articles.

Contents:

Preliminary Material / Rüdiger Frank , James E. Hoare , Patrick Köllner and Susan Pares

List of Refereed Articles Published since 2007 / Rüdiger Frank , James E. Hoare , Patrick Köllner and Susan Pares

Chronology of Events in the Korean Peninsula 2011 / Rüdiger Frank , James E. Hoare , Patrick Köllner and Susan Pares

South Korea in 2011: Domestic Politics, the Economy and Social Issues / Patrick Köllner

North Korea in 2011: Domestic Developments and the Economy / Rüdiger Frank

Relations Between the Two Koreas in 2011 / Sabine Burghart

Foreign Relations of the Two Koreas in 2011 / James E. Hoare

KORUS, KOREU and beyond: South Korea’s Free Trade Drive / Patrick Flamm and Patrick Köllner

North Korea after Kim Jong Il: The Kim Jong Un Era and its Challenges / Rüdiger Frank

The Concept of Middle Power and the Case of the ROK: A Review / Dong-min Shin

Northerners on Southern Screens: From Shiri (1999) to The Yellow Sea (2010) / Mark Morris

A New Deal: Graphic Novel Representations of Food Issues in Post-famine North Korea / Martin Petersen

Special Economic Zones, Trade and Economic Reform: The Case of Rason Special City / Bernhard J. Seliger

The North Korean Philosophy of Foreigners / Tatiana Gabroussenko

About the Authors and Editors / Rüdiger Frank , James E. Hoare , Patrick Köllner and Susan Pares

Map of the Korean Peninsula / Rüdiger Frank , James E. Hoare , Patrick Köllner and Susan Pares.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1-283-57906-5

9786613891518

90-04-24301-1

OCLC:

809261403

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004243019 DOI