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_aFrench, Paul, _919991 |
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_aNorth Korea : the paranoid peninsula--a modern history / _cPaul French. |
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_aLondon ; _aNew York : _bZed Books ; _aNew York : _bDistributed in the USA by Palgrave Macmillan, _cc2005. |
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_axvi, 323 p. ; _c25 cm. |
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505 | 0 | _aPart 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. | |
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_aKorea (North) _xHistory. _919992 |
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