Rogue Regime

Kim Jong Il and the Looming Threat of North Korea

Häftad, Engelska, 2006

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Beskrivning

How combustible is the Korean crisis? Very, is the only sensible answer. In 1994, the united states came close to launching a pre-emptive strike against North Korea. Since then perhaps three million have died of starvation in the North, a disaster worse than Pol Pot's Cambodia. North Korea's leader Kim Jong-II is closer than ever to developing an inter-continental ballistic missile and an armoury of nuclear weapons. A perpetual merry go-round of international diplomacy has not brought peace within sight, despite the high expectations raised by the south's 'Sunshine Policy'. South Korea, arguably the greatest economic and political success story in Asia, confronts its evil twin in an extraordinary and little-understood drama. Managing this crisis has become the top priority for the United States and its greatest challenge. Jasper Becker reveals the historical roots of the current conflict and offers straightforward explanations of the motives and strategy of the major players. He sheds light on North Korea's continuing survival and lays out the rationale behind the often seemingly strange and bizarre policies pursued by North and South - and their larger neighbours. Providing crucial context for a little-understood region, this highly accessible and compact volume will be a valuable guide for all readers.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2006-10-26
Mått:156 x 236 x 21 mm
Vikt:472 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:328
Förlag:OUP USA
ISBN:9780195308914

Utforska kategorier

Internationella relationer inom Samhälle och politik

Mer om författaren

Jasper Becker has worked as a foreign correspondent for twenty years, including eleven years based in Beijing. He has written four books on the region, which have been translated into seven languages. His most recent work is The Chinese.

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The journalism is compelling.

Innehållsförteckning

Preface: Rogue State Introduction 1: Famine and Flight 2: The Kim Dynasty 3: The Making of a God King 4: Slave State 5: North Korea's Economic Collapse 6: Kim Jong Il's Court 7: Kim Jong Il--The Terrorist Master 8: Nuclear Warlord 9: Kim Jong Il--The Reformer 10: The United Nations and Genocide 11: Kim Dae Jung and the South Korean Way 12: Grappling with a Rogue State Afterword Notes Bibliography Acknowledgments Index

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