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North Korea: the struggle against American power / Tim Beal

By: Material type: TextPublication details: London; Ann Arbor, MI: Pluto Press, 2005.Description: ix, 342 p.: ill., map; 23 cmISBN:
  • 0745320147 (hbk.)
  • 0745320139 (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 951.93043 BEA/N
Contents:
Introduction -- Part I: Fulcrum of geography, anvil of history : DPRK in historical perspective -- Introduction to part I : time and place, from past to present -- 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 datente -- Crisis reignited : economic reform, regional accord, Washington discord -- Part II: The pillars of confrontation -- Introduction to part II -- The human rights record : complexities, causes, solutions -- Drugs and generals : some surprising facts on narcotics, missiles, terrorism and military confrontation -- The nuclear confrontation -- On the precipice : options, positions and dangers at the start of the second Bush administration.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 304-325) and index.

Introduction -- Part I: Fulcrum of geography, anvil of history : DPRK in historical perspective -- Introduction to part I : time and place, from past to present -- 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 datente -- Crisis reignited : economic reform, regional accord, Washington discord -- Part II: The pillars of confrontation -- Introduction to part II -- The human rights record : complexities, causes, solutions -- Drugs and generals : some surprising facts on narcotics, missiles, terrorism and military confrontation -- The nuclear confrontation -- On the precipice : options, positions and dangers at the start of the second Bush administration.

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