EAST 213 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Imperial Japanese Army, Technology Transfer, Park Chung-Hee
31 May 2016
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Comparing and contraction north and south korea post-armistice trajectories. At the end of the war, seoul was devastated, and most of the industrial infrastructure was located in the north. Transformation of rok"s position in the postwar world system : frontline state (in) the cold war, beneath the umbrella of. In early postwar years, more than half of the rok"s government spending came from american assistance and the us was main market for korean exports, at low tariff rates, until the mid-1980s. American presence in social and cultural institutions : Welcoming attitude towards us presence (as opposed to japan) Popular culture : american films, music, literature, and television (more than the rest of the postwar world) Widespread sense of gratitude for american involvement in the war. American cultural presence seen as preferable to jap pop culture. Sk"s independence form us influence : in 1990s. Economics : trade disputed btw us and rok in 80s.
