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The impossible state : North Korea, past and future / Victor Cha.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: London : Bodley Head, c2012.Edition: 1st edDescription: xii, 530 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9781847922366
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 951.93 23
LOC classification:
  • DS935.5 .C47 2012
Contents:
Contradictions -- The best days -- All in the family -- Five bad decisions -- The worst place on Earth -- The logic of deterrence -- Complete, verifiable, and irreversible dismantlement (CVID) -- Neighbors -- Approaching unification -- The end is near.
Summary: Examines the history of North Korea, discussing the isolated country's political and economic culture, the rise to power of the Kim family, the human rights abuses against its own citizens, and its military and nuclear ambitions.
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REGULAR University of Wollongong in Dubai Main Collection 951.93 CH IM (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available T0046520

Examines the history of North Korea, discussing the isolated country's political and economic culture, the rise to power of the Kim family, the human rights abuses against its own citizens, and its military and nuclear ambitions.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [469]-506) and index.

Contradictions -- The best days -- All in the family -- Five bad decisions -- The worst place on Earth -- The logic of deterrence -- Complete, verifiable, and irreversible dismantlement (CVID) -- Neighbors -- Approaching unification -- The end is near.

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