North Korea : the paranoid peninsula--a modern history /
French, Paul, 1966-
North Korea : the paranoid peninsula--a modern history / Paul French. - Second edition, revised edition. - xviii, 334 pages ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 318-323) and index.
The Juche nation : beloved leaders, brilliant thoughts, power cuts and empty shelves -- A normal day in Pyongyang -- The Juche state : political theory in North Korea -- The revolutionary dynasty : leadership in North Korea -- The economics of North Korea : chollima, speed battles, collapse and famine -- Economics Pyongyang style : command and control -- The worst of times--food, famine and the arduous march -- The start of a sort of reform--change and regime survival -- The reality of reform : a case study of Sinuiju -- Diplomacy and military : foreign relations, nuclear crisis and self-defence -- Don't poke the snake : US-DPRK relations -- Nuclear ambitions revealed : bluster, brinkmanship or battle? -- Something different emerges : 'military first' -- Change, collapse and reunification -- One Korea : the dream of reunification -- How will the story end? -- Conclusion : the world's most dangerous tripwire.
"This reissue of Paul French's acclaimed introduction to North Korea provides an up-to-the-minute overview of the politics, economics and history of the DPRK, with added chapters dealing with recent events. A new foreword examines why North Korea has not gone away as a country or as an issue and argues that an understanding of the country is more important now than ever. A new in-depth postscript offers analysis of recent years and why Pyongyang felt compelled to test a bomb."--Publisher description.
1842779052 9781842779057 1842779044 9781842779040
2007034349
Korea (North)--History
DS935 / .F74 2007
951.93
North Korea : the paranoid peninsula--a modern history / Paul French. - Second edition, revised edition. - xviii, 334 pages ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 318-323) and index.
The Juche nation : beloved leaders, brilliant thoughts, power cuts and empty shelves -- A normal day in Pyongyang -- The Juche state : political theory in North Korea -- The revolutionary dynasty : leadership in North Korea -- The economics of North Korea : chollima, speed battles, collapse and famine -- Economics Pyongyang style : command and control -- The worst of times--food, famine and the arduous march -- The start of a sort of reform--change and regime survival -- The reality of reform : a case study of Sinuiju -- Diplomacy and military : foreign relations, nuclear crisis and self-defence -- Don't poke the snake : US-DPRK relations -- Nuclear ambitions revealed : bluster, brinkmanship or battle? -- Something different emerges : 'military first' -- Change, collapse and reunification -- One Korea : the dream of reunification -- How will the story end? -- Conclusion : the world's most dangerous tripwire.
"This reissue of Paul French's acclaimed introduction to North Korea provides an up-to-the-minute overview of the politics, economics and history of the DPRK, with added chapters dealing with recent events. A new foreword examines why North Korea has not gone away as a country or as an issue and argues that an understanding of the country is more important now than ever. A new in-depth postscript offers analysis of recent years and why Pyongyang felt compelled to test a bomb."--Publisher description.
1842779052 9781842779057 1842779044 9781842779040
2007034349
Korea (North)--History
DS935 / .F74 2007
951.93