Hy-Sang Lee

North Korea (eBook, PDF)

A Strange Socialist Fortress

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Produktbeschreibung

As perennial famine and material shortages call into question the tenability of North Korea's military-authoritarian government, the international community has struggled to reconcile contradictory humanitarian, economic, and political goals in formulating foreign policy and aid responses to the secretive Pyongyang regime. In a historical analysis drawing heavily on primary sources, Lee attacks the problem at its root: the assumption of policy-makers that Pyongyang's belligerence and intractability is an attempt to secure autonomy and national legitimacy in the eyes of the world. Rather, Lee argues, close review of the available evidence demonstrates convincingly that forced reunification with South Korea is the only discernible goal of the Pyongyang government, and that the key strategy of the reunification program is a war of attrition against the U.S. military presence in the South. Lee begins with a summary history, and moves on to examine the formation of the North Korean communist state in the wake of World War II. The implementation of state programs in the 1950s and 1960s follows, including the drive towards industrialization, the emergence of the Juche ideology, and collectivization of agriculture. Remaining chapters focus on the recent history of North Korea, and offer concluding analysis and remarks.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing Inc
• Seitenzahl: 264
• Altersempfehlung: ab 7 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. November 2000
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780313086267
• Artikelnr.: 68528559

Autorenporträt

HY-SANG LEE is Professor of Economics at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh./e

Inhaltsangabe

Preface A Summary History 1945-1950: A Unification-Driven Communist State 1950s: War and A Cruel Revolution 1960s: Militarism
Survivalism
and Filialism 1970s: Mounting Arms and Myopic Push for Economic Growth 1980s: Frantic Drive for Power
and Vigilance for Survival 1990s: Ruination
Survival
and Weapons of Mass Destruction Conclusion Index