1st Edition
The Guerilla Dynasty Politics And Leadership In North Korea
By Adrian Buzo
Copyright 1999
340 Pages
by
Routledge
340 Pages
by
Routledge
320 Pages
by
Routledge
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Throughout the 1990s, North Korea has operated under a skeptical international eye, due largely to the country's rigorous self-imposed isolation, its on-going confrontation with South Korea, a controversial nuclear arms program, and the near-total collapse of its economy. North Korea's leaders have chosen to face the world with its Stalinist political culture and ideological framework intact, for... Read more
Preface -- The origins of the guerilla tradition -- The political institutions of the democratic people’s republic of korea -- The emerging tyranny, 1958–70 -- Setbacks to socialism, 1970–80 -- The confirmation of kim jong il, 1980–83 -- Signs of reform, 1984–86? -- The democratic people’s republic of korea and the collapse of the soviet bloc, 1987–91 -- A Matter of Survival, the 1990s -- Concluding remarks
Biography
Adrian Buzo
