04247nam  2200421 i 4500001001200000003000800012005001700020008004100037020002500078020002200103040003100125082001400156245002000170250001900190264010300209264001900312300007500331336002100406337002500427338002300452490004300475500001700518521001000535520050400545504005101049505166601100505056402766651003703330651003703367651006103404651006103465651004403526651004403570651005403614651005403668830004403722856005903766CCE19400067MnSgEFL20190110133926.0190110t20192019mauabc   b    001 0 eng d  a9781642652185 (pbk.)  a1642652180 (pbk.)  aMnSgEFLbengcMnSgEFLerda14a951.921504aThe two Koreas.  aFirst edition. 1a[Ipswich, MA] :bEBSCO Information Services, Inc. ; aAmenia, NY :bGrey House Publishing,c[2019] 4ccopyright 2019  axiii, 158 pages :bcolor illustrations, color map, portraits ;c28 cm.  atext2rdacontent  aunmediated2rdamedia  avolume2rdacarrier1 aReference shelf ;vvolume 91, number 1  aH.W. Wilson.2 a10-A.  aExplores the history and bifurcated cultures of the Korean Peninsula, from the kingdoms that united the peninsula 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.  aIncludes bibliographical references and index.2 aPreface -- A Tale of Two Koreas -- Hanguk and Choson -- Why Is the U.S. Wary of a Declaration to End the Korean War? -- Why There Are Two Koreas -- Korean War a "Forgotten" Conflict That Shaped the Modern World -- History of US-North Korea Deals Shows Hard Part Is Making Them Stick -- US.-ROK: The Forgotten Alliance -- Lives Divided -- These Are the Only People Who Live Inside the DMZ between North and South Korea -- What Is Life Like for South Korean Kids? Busy -- For South Korea's LGBT Community, an Uphill Battle for Rights -- What Is Life Like in North Korea? -- What Life Is Like for Ordinary North Koreans -- The Korean Threat -- Widoghan (Dangerous) Days -- How the Nuclear-Armed Nations Brought the North Korea Crisis on Themselves -- How North Korea's Hackers Became Dangerously Good -- Reminder: North Korea Is Still Very Much a Nuclear Threat -- North Korea Is Not the Threat Trump Would Have You Believe -- North Korea Rouses Neighbors to Reconsider Nuclear Weapons -- The North Korean Threat Beyond ICBMs -- How Would the U.S. Defend against a North Korean Nuclear Attack? -- North Korea's Illegal Weapons Trade -- 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 -- South Korea Reveals Plan to Break Stalemate in U.S.-North Korea Talks -- U.S. Has Little To Show for Stalled Nuclear Talks with North Korea -- Why There Has Been No Progress in Nuclear Talks with North Korea -- North Korea Accuses Washington of Weaponizing Human Rights as Nuclear Talks Stall -- Can the U.S. Reinstate "Maximum Pressure" on North Korea?.2 aEmbrace the Moon Miracle: Why Trump Should Let the Koreas Build Peace -- Korean Americans -- Korea in America -- Awe, Gratitude, Fear: Conflicting Emotions for Korean-Americans in the Era of Trump -- North Korea Defectors, Resettled in the US, Torn as Tensions Escalate -- North Korean Defectors See American Dream Deferred as Reality Sets in the US -- Some Korean Americans Have a Personal Stake in Next Week's Summit: Finding Family -- Conan O'Brien Accidentally Exposed Culture Gap between Koreans and Korean-Americans -- Bibliography -- Websites -- Index. 0aKorea (North)xHistoryvSources. 0aKorea (South)xHistoryvSources. 0aKorea (North)xSocial conditionsy21st centuryvSources. 0aKorea (South)xSocial conditionsy21st centuryvSources. 7aKorea (North)xHistoryvSources.2sears 7aKorea (South)xHistoryvSources.2sears 7aKorea (North)xSocial conditionsvSources.2sears 7aKorea (South)xSocial conditionsvSources.2sears 0aReference shelf ;vvolume 91, number 1.40uhttp://online.salempress.com/doi/book/10.3331/RSFKorea