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OverviewTaik-Young Hamm's book is a critical inquiry into the dynamics of the armament of North and South Korea from the Korean War period to the 1990s. The author's controversial findings reveal that North Korean military superiority is a myth, used by South Korean governments to legitimise military expenditure. Moreover, defence spending has been used to consolidate authoritarian regimes and mobilise popular support. This close analysis describes and explains the armament processes of the two Korean states from a more objective, critical perspective. Hamm considers defence expenditure as the best indicator of armament, rather than bean counts or firepower scores. Finding most offical sources unstable, inconsistent or biased, this book generates more valid, credible data; it reestimates the North Korean defence budget, taking foreign aid and depreciation into account. From this material, the author argues that, contrary to popular opinion, the South has been superior in military capital since the mid-1980s. Arming the Two Koreas provides a holistic, rather than reductionist, explanation of armament. Following the Grasmscian conception of state power as the sum of coercion and hegemony/consent, the book argues that armament depends upon state power in its internal and external dimensions. Students and researchers in Asian studies, international relations, of strategic and security studies and international politics will find this book a comprehensive resource. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Taik-Young Hamm , Michael Leifer , Michael LeiferPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Edition: annotated edition Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.630kg ISBN: 9780415207928ISBN 10: 0415207924 Pages: 256 Publication Date: 24 June 1999 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsChapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 State and Armament: Theory and Hypotheses; Chapter 3 On Military Capabilities: Facts and Methods of Assessment; Chapter 4 Conflict and Militarisation on the Korean Peninsula; Chapter 5 Military Balance and Arms Race Between the Two Koreas; Chapter 6 Resources, State Power, and Armament; Chapter 7 Conclusion;ReviewsMilitary and security experts will find it useful and definitely worth reading.. -Andrei Lankov, Korean Studies Military and security experts will find it useful and definitely worth reading.. <br>-Andrei Lankov, Korean Studies <br> Military and security experts will find it useful and definitely worth reading.. -Andrei Lankov, Korean Studies Author InformationTaik-young Hamm is Professor of Political Science and Associate Director for Research at the Institute for Far Eastern Studies, Kyungnam University, Seoul. He has written extensively on the security of Korea and the North Korean political Economy. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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