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Inside North Korea's theocracy : the rise and sudden fall of Jang Song-thaek / Ra Jong-yil ; translated by Jinna Park.
Van Pelt Library DS935.7773.C438 N3313 2019
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Na, Chong-il, author.
- Standardized Title:
- Chang Sŏng-t'aek ŭi kil. English
- Language:
- English
- Korean
- Subjects (All):
- Chang, Sŏng-t'aek, 1946-2013.
- Chang, Sŏng-t'aek.
- Kim, Chŏng-il, 1942-2011.
- Kim, Chŏng-il.
- Kim, Kyŏng-hŭi, 1946-.
- Kim, Kyŏng-hŭi.
- Politicians--Korea (North)--Biography.
- Politicians.
- Political persecution.
- History.
- Korea (North)--Politics and government--1994-2011.
- Korea (North).
- Politics and government.
- Korea (North)--Politics and government--2011-.
- Political persecution--Korea (North)--History--21st century.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xvi, 200 pages ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Albany : State University of New York Press, [2019]
- Summary:
- First published in Korean in 2016, 'Inside North Korea?s Theocracy' offers a fascinating and rare look at the lives of several of the regime?s key leaders. Its primary focus is Jang Song-thaek, a talented and reformminded member of the political ruling class who was executed in 2013. Jang was the son-in-law of North Korean founder, Kim Il-sung; brother-in-law of its second leader, Kim Jong-il; and uncle to its current leader, Kim Jong-un. The author traces Jang?s life from his youth as a brilliant student in Pyongyang to his eventual marriage to Kim Kyong-hui and his rising power as a businessman to, ultimately, his untimely death. In addition to biographical sketches of Jang, his wife, and brother-in-law, Ra Jong-yil provides first-hand impressions of life in North Korea and illuminates the inner workings of its government.00Transl. from Korean by Jinna Park.
- Contents:
- In the shadow of greatness
- A shadow cast across love
- Edgy romance
- Kim Kyong-hui's residence
- The dark side of success
- Northern snakehead and rice
- Sunshine, shade, and shadows
- The past is never dead.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- "This book (previously entitled Path of Jang Sung-Taek) was first published in Korea in 2016" -- Title page verso.
- ISBN:
- 9781438473734
- 1438473737
- 9781438473727
- 1438473729
- OCLC:
- 1045723039
- Publisher Number:
- 40029092534
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