North Korea : a country study / Federal Research Division, Library of Congress ; edited by Robert L. Worden.

Format:

Book

Government document

Contributor:

Worden, Robert L.

Library of Congress. Federal Research Division.

Series:

DA pam ; 550-81.

Area handbook series

DA Pam ; 550-81

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Korea (North).

Physical Description:

xxxvii, 332 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.

Edition:

Fifth edition.

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : U.S. G.P.O. : For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O., 2008.

Contents:

The origins of the Korean nation

The three kingdoms period. Paekche ; Koguryŏ ; Silla ; Korea under Silla

Unification by Koryŏ̆

The Chosŏn Dynasty. Florescence ; Dynastic decline

Korea in the nineteenth-century world order

Japanese colonialism, 1910-45

The rise of Korean nationalism and communism

National division in the 1940s. Tensions in the 1940s ; U.S. and Soviet occupations ; The arrival of Kim Il Sung ; The establishment of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea

The Korean War, 1950-53

The postwar period. The economy ; Corporatism and the chuch'e idea ; International relations

North-south relations in the twenty-first century

The physical environment. Topography and drainage ; Climate ; Environmental factors

Population

Social structure and values. Creating a new society ; The cult of Kim Il Sung ; A class society ; The new socialist society ; The work unit as the basic social unit ; A thought-controlled society ; The elite life in P'yŏngyang ; The privileged life beyond money ; Daily life ; A society in crisis ; A militarized society ; Family life ; Children ; Leisure activities ; Religion

Education. Primary education ; Middle school and beyond ; Higher education

Healthcare

Economic development, 1940s-90s. The economy after World War I ; North Korea's development strategy

Economic infrastructure since the early 1990s. Comparisons with South Korea ; Organization ; Natural resources ; Energy and power generation ; Transportation ; Forestry and fishing ; Telecommunications and the Internet ; Government budget

Agriculture, the famine of 1995-98, and economic changes. Collapse in the 1990s ; Causes of the famine ; Effects of the famine ; Post-famine situation ; Economic reforms ; Reform of the public distribution system ; Banking and finance ; Legal and administrative reforms ; Special economic zones ; Top-down reform measures ; Assessment of the economic reforms

Foreign economic relations

North-South relations. Sunshine Policy and new economic developments ; Kaesŏng industrial venture

The economy in transition

Relationships among the government, party, and military

The Korean Workers' Party

The constitutional framework

The structure of government. The legislature ; The executive ; The judiciary ; Local government

Political ideology. The role of chuch'e ; The origins of chuch'e ; Application of chuch'e in the North Korean state

Party leadership and elite recruitment. Composition ; Party members ; Party cadres ; The ruling elite ; Leadership succession

Mass organizations

The media

Foreign policy. Inter-Korean affairs ; China and the Soviet Union/Russia ; Japan ; The United States

Prospects: the significance of reform

Military heritage

National command authorities. National defense organizations ; National security policy formulation

Organization and equipment of the armed forces. General staff department ; Army ; Special operations forces ; Air force ; Navy ; Reserve forces ; Strategic weapons ; Officer corps professional education and training ; Enlisted conscription and training ; Military ranks

Doctrine, strategy, and tactics

Defense industry

Internal security. Control system ; Punishment and the penal system ; Judicial and prosecutorial systems ; Ministry of People's Security ; State Security Department ; Guard Command ; Border Security Command and Coastal Security Bureau

National security prospects

List of figures. Administrative divisions of North Korea, 2007 ; Korea in the fifth century A.D. ; North Korea in its Asian setting ; Topography and drainage ; Population by age and sex, 2005, and estimated for 2025 ; Selected industrial and mining activity, 2005 ; Primary roads and expressways, 2005 ; Primary railroads, ports, and airports, 2006 ; Special economic zones, 2006 ; Party, state, and government power, 2006 ; Simplified national military command structure, 2006 ; Deployment of ground and naval forces and air wings, 2006 ; Officer ranks and insignia, 2007 ; Enlisted ranks and insignia, 2007.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-305) and index.

Format not distributed.

Other Format:

Online version: North Korea.

ISBN:

9780844411880

0844411884

9780160814228

0160814227

OCLC:

232657089

Online:

http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/kptoc.html