One Alliance, Two Lenses : U. S. -Korea Relations in a New Era

by Shin, Gi-Wook

• ISBN13: 9780804763691
• ISBN10: 0804763690
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-01-27
• Publisher: Stanford Univ Pr

Summary

One Alliance, Two Lensesexamines U.S.-Korea relations in a short but dramatic period (19922003) that witnessed the end of the Cold War, South Korea's full democratization, inter-Korean engagement, two nuclear crises, and the start of the U.S. war on terror. These events have led to a new era of challenges and opportunities for U.S.-South Korea (ROK) relations. Based on analysis of newly collected data from major American and Korean newspapers, this book argues that the two allies have developed different lenses through which they view their relationship. Shin argues that U.S.-ROK relations, linked to the issue of national identity for Koreans, are largely treated as a matter of policy for Americansa difference stemming from each nation's relative power and role in the international system. Offering rich empirical data and analysis of a critically important bilateral relationship, Shin also presents policy suggestions to improve a relationship, whichafter 50 yearshas come under more sustained and serious criticism than ever before.

Author Biography

Gi-Wook Shin is the director of Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center and professor of sociology at Stanford University. His most recent book publication is Cross-Currents: Regionalism and Nationalism in Northeast Asia.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations	p. ix
Acknowledgments	p. xiii
Identity Politics and Policy Disputes in U.S.-Korea Relations	p. 1
Why the News Media? Data and Methods	p. 28
North Korea and Contending South Korean Identities	p. 50
Alliance Politics in South Korea	p. 79
American Views of South Korea and the Alliance	p. 106
Dealing with the "Axis of Evil"	p. 133
Identity and Policy in the Alliance	p. 161
A New Era in the U.S.-ROK Relationship	p. 190
Appendix: Code Book	p. 213
Notes	p. 221
References	p. 253
Index	p. 269
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