The Thirty-Eighth Parallel in Korea
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6410587 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Shannon Mccune (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1949 |
| Volume | 1 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 223-232 |
| Publication date | 1949-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | World Politics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0043-8871 • E-ISSN: 1086-3338 |
| Publisher | Project MUSE (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2307/2008844 |
| OpenAlex | W2114661777 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 4 |
The 38th parallel in Korea marks a critical segment of the ‘international frontier’ between the two worlds into which our one globe seems to be dividing. South of the line is the American-sponsored and U. N.-approved Korean Republic. North of the parallel is the Soviet-backed Korean Peoples” Republic. Both of these governments claim jurisdiction over all of Korea. Both seem to follow the most extreme aspects of the political philosophies of their backers. Thus Korea, a long-unified nation, has, on its liberation from Japan, been split by a purely geodetic line. This line is found on maps but is not evident in the geographic landscape. One may well wonder about the choice of such a line, its geographic character and its present and future function
Frontier · Geography · Globe · Jurisdiction · Line (geometry · Political science · Politics · The Republic · Wonder · China's Ethnic Minorities and Relations · History · Japanese History and Culture · Korean Peninsula Historical and Political Studies · Law · Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.09 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1981 - 2023 (43) |
| Highly cited | No |