Robert Daniel Wallace

North Korea and the Science of Provocation

Fifty Years of Conflict-Making

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Why does North Korea routinely turn to provocation to achieve foreign policy goals? Are the actions of the volatile Kim regime predictable, based on logical responses to the conditions faced by North Korea? This book, an examination of the "Hermit Kingdom" over the past 50 years, explains why the Democratic People's Republic of Korea uses hostility and coercion as instruments of foreign policy. Using three case studies and quantitative analysis of more than 2,000 conflict events, the author explores the relationship between North Korea's societal conditions and its propensity for external conflict. These findings are considered in light of diversionary theory, the idea that leaders use external conflict to divert attention from domestic affairs. Analyzing the actions of an isolated state such as North Korea provides a template for conflict scholarship in general.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland
• Seitenzahl: 266
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Januar 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 437g
• ISBN-13: 9780786499694
• ISBN-10: 0786499699
• Artikelnr.: 43545270

Autorenporträt

Robert Daniel Wallace, Ph.D., has been a member of the U.S. Department of Defense for almost 30 years. This is his second book on North Korean conflict issues.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents List of Figures List of Tables viii List of Acronyms Preface Introduction 1.
North Korea's Hostile Foreign Policy Actions (1948-1961) 2.
Introduction and First Case (North Korea Emerges) 3.
The Arduous March: North Korea's Great Famine 4.
Regime Succession and Case Comparisons 5.
Hostile Foreign Policy Event Analysis 6.
Comparisons and Conclusions Appendix A.
Azar's Event Categories Appendix B.
Korean Conflict Dataset Appendix C.
Map of the Korean Peninsula Chapter Notes Bibliography Index