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"As tensions rise again, few of us are aware that the two Koreas have been quite active in Iran ever since the 1960s. The author, an Iranian expert on Iranian-East Asian relations, looks into the reasons behind the significant political, cultural, and above all commercial ties."--Provided by publisher.

Table of Contents:

• Preface; Introduction; The Literature And Its Limitations; Plan Of The Book; Chapter 1. Incompatible Yet Inundated: Diplomatic, Political, And Military Links; The Classical Connections; Landing On Terra Nova: Modern Korea Discovers Iran; Switching Allegiance: The Post-Pahlavi Era; The War And Its Spoils For Both Koreas; Rekindling The Ties That Barely Bind; Vowing To Move Forward: Putting A Spotlight On Tehran-Pyongyang Ties; The Fictitious Axis: Iran And North Korea Team Up; In One Single Package: Muddling Through Sanctions; On The Coattails Of The Nuclear Deal: The East-West Rivalry In Iran Heats Up; The Tie-Up Trip: Park Visits Tehran; Contingent Upon: Political Perturbation And Bewildering Bafflegab; The Balancing Act: Attachment To Both Iranians And Arabs; New Dynamism In The Tehran-Pyongyang Partnership; The Sepulchral Sinking Of the Sanchi: The Plot Thickens In Iran's Peculiar Ties To Two Koreas;
• Chapter 2. A Gravy Train Never To Get Off: Economic and Financial Spoils; From the Ground Up; Balance of Trade - Aside from Oil; The Ssangyang Swag: Presage to a Precarious Partnership; The Era Of Reconstruction And Reforms: The "Look-East" Policy; The Crippling Sanctions: When Free Trade Becomes Forced Trade; One Stone Two Birds: The Blocked Funds; Mortgaged Markets: The Omnipresence Of Korean Brands; The Imports Mafia: The Tip of the Spear; The Role of Smuggling and the Black Market; A Less Visible Factor: From Being a Model To Being the Contrary; In Search of a Model: From a Second Secular Japan to an Islamic Korea in the Making; Table 1. Fertility rate (births/woman) in Iran, Japan, and South Korea, selected years; Vowing to Follow a New Course: Turning Trade Ties Into Strategic Economic Relations; Limits to Capital and Technology Transfer; Table 2. International ranking based on nominal gross domestic product (GDP) in 2016; Prospects for Iranian-North Korean Economic Ties;
• Chapter 3. Mesmerized By Myths: Cultural Commotions; Culture and Modern Economy; Foreign Culture In Contemporary Iran; The Advent of East Asian Cultures; Iranian-Korean Cultural Exchanges in Contemporary History; Hallyu Makes Inroads Into Iran; Twisting Long-Lasting Realities For Instant Interests; The Ignorance Factor: When Knowing A Little Helps Hallyu; The "Imports Mafia" Hires the Media; Dreaming of A Deus Ex Machina; An Unsung Contribution of the Persian Language; Other Influential Elements; Prospects of Korean Culture In Iran; Table 3. Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film; North Korean Cultural Presence in Iran; Conclusion; Appendix: Report on the ROK's First Goodwill Mission to Iran; Index.

Author/Creator:

Azad, Shirzad , author

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Main Work:

Koreans in Iran: missiles, markets and myths [by Azad, S.]

Other Related Resources:

Print version: Koreans in Iran [by Azad, S.] (New York : Algora Publishing, [2018] — ISBN 9781628943337; LCCN 2018014299)

Subjects:

Iran — Foreign relations — Korea (South)

Korea (South) — Foreign relations — Iran

Iran — Foreign relations — Korea (North)

Korea (North) — Foreign relations — Iran

General Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on October 26, 2018).

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Call Numbers:

DS274.2.K6 A93 2018eb

ISBNs:

9781628943351 (electronic book)
1628943351 (electronic book)
9781628943337 (paperback, alkaline paper) [Invalid]

Library of Congress Control Numbers:

2018018770

OCLC Numbers:

1032291195

Other Control Numbers:

EBC5451799 (source: MiAaPQ)
[Unknown Type]: ybp15602904