North Korea in Transition

Politics, Economy, and Society
Herausgeber: Park, Kyung-Ae; Snyder, Scott

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Following the death of Kim Jong Il, North Korea has entered a period of profound transformation laden with uncertainty. This authoritative book brings together the world's leading North Korea experts to analyze both the challenges and prospects the country is facing. Drawing on the contributors' expertise across a range of disciplines, the book examines North Korea's political, economic, social, and foreign policy concerns. Comprehensive and deeply knowledgeable, their analysis is especially crucial given the power consolidation efforts of the new leadership underway in Pyongyang and the implications for both domestic and international politics.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Seitenzahl: 330
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. Oktober 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 537g
• ISBN-13: 9781442218123
• ISBN-10: 1442218126
• Artikelnr.: 36079971

Autorenporträt

Kyung-Ae Park holds the Korea Foundation Chair at the Institute of Asian Research of the University of British Columbia. Scott Snyder is Senior Fellow for Korea Studies and Director of the Program on U.S.-Korea Policy at the Council on Foreign Relations.

Inhaltsangabe

Part I: North Korea's Political System in the Transition Era Chapter 1: The
Role and Influence of Ideology Charles Armstrong Chapter 2: The Role and
Influence of the Party Apparatus Ken Gause Chapter 3: The Role and
Influence of the North Korean Military Terence Roehrig Chapter 4: The Kims'
Three Bodies: Toward Understanding Dynastic Succession in North Korea Bruce
Cumings Chapter 5: North Korea after Kim Jong Il Victor Cha and Nicholas
Anderson Part II: Prospects for the North Korean Economy Chapter 6: Western
Aid: The Missing Link for North Korea's Economic Revival? Nicholas
Eberstadt Chapter 7: Future Strategies for Global Economic Integration
Bradley Babson Part III: North Korean Society and Culture in Transition
Chapter 8: Low-Profile Capitalism: The Emergence of the New
Merchant/Entrepreneurial Class in Post-Famine North Korea Andrei Lankov
Chapter 9: "Cultural Pollution" From the South? Woo Young Lee and Jungmin
Seo Part IV: Foreign Relations in the Transition Era Chapter 10: Changes
and Continuities in Pyongyang's China Policy Liu Ming Chapter 11: Changes
and Continuities in Inter-Korean Relations Haksoon Paik Chapter 12: North
Korea's Relations with the United States and the Rest of the World David
Kang Part V: Conclusion Chapter 13: North Korea in Transition: Evolution or
Revolution? Scott Snyder and Kyung-Ae Park