North Korea : state of paranoia / Paul French.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

French, Paul, 1966-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Manners and customs.

Korea (North)--History.

Korea (North).

History.

Korea (North)--Politics and government.

Politics and government.

Korea (North)--Social conditions.

Social conditions.

Korea (North)--Social life and customs.

Physical Description:

xviii, 462 pages ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

London, UK ; New York, NY : Zed Books, 2014.

Contents:

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? ; 'Military first' emerges

Change, collapse, and reunification. One Korea : the dream of reunification ; Kim3 : the dynasty continues ; How will the story end?

Still the world's most dangerous tripwire.

Notes:

Revision of: North Korea : the paranoid peninsula.

Includes bibliographic references (pages [425]-451) and index.

ISBN:

9781780329482

1780329482

9781780329475

1780329474

OCLC:

879461606