TY  - BOOK
AU  - Beal,Tim
TI  - North Korea: the struggle against American power 
SN  - 0745320147
AV  - DS935.5 .B43 2005
U1  - 951.93043 22
PY  - 2005///
CY  - London, Ann Arbor, MI
PB  - Pluto Press
KW  - Nuclear weapons
KW  - Korea (North)
KW  - World politics
KW  - 21st century
KW  - Politics and government
KW  - Military policy
KW  - Foreign relations
KW  - United States
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Part I: Fulcrum of geography, anvil of history: DPRK in historical perspective -- The roots of modern Korea: from Tangun to liberation -- Years of struggle, years of hope: Korean War to first nuclear crisis -- Creation of the Agreed Framework and the flowering of dätente -- Crisis reignited: economic reform, regional accord, Washington discord -- Part II: The pillars of confrontation -- The human rights record: complexities, causes, solutions -- Drugs and generals -- The nuclear confrontation -- On the precipice: options, positions and dangers at the start of the second Bush administration --; Introduction -- Part I: Fulcrum of geography, anvil of history: DPRK in historical perspective -- Introduction -- The roots of modern Korea: from Tangun to liberation -- Years of struggle, years of hope: Korean War to first nuclear crisis -- Creation of the Agreed Framework and the flowering of dt̃ente -- Crisis reignited: economic reform, regional accord, Washington discord -- Part II: The pillars of confrontation -- Introduction -- The human rights record: complexities, causes, solutions -- Drugs and generals -- The nuclear confrontation -- On the precipice: options, positions and dangers at the start of the second Bush administration
N2  - Explores North Korea's political (and military) relations with the rest of the world, particularly South Korea and the United States, and examines North Korea's alleged 'nuclear threat' and its consequences. This study discusses key controversies, and provides the historical basis to understanding today's tensions
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