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| Material Type: | Internet resource |
|---|---|
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Paul French |
| ISBN: | 1842774727 9781842774724 1842774735 9781842774731 |
| OCLC Number: | 54960606 |
| Description: | xvi, 323 p. ; 25 cm. |
| Contents: | Part 1. 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 -- Part 2. 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 -- Part 3. Diplomacy and the 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' -- Part 4. Change, collapse and reunification. One Korea : the dream of reunification -- How will the story end? -- Conclusion : the world's most dangerous tripwire. |
| Responsibility: | Paul French. |
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