| Description |
1 online resource (xv, 277 pages) : illustrations |
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Praeger security international |
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Praeger security international (Series)
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| Contents |
North Korea under Kim Jong Il; Contents; Tables and Figures; Abbreviations; Note on Romanization; Preface; 1. Introduction: A Conceptual Frame for Systemic Changes; Emergence of the Systemic Identity of North Korea; Embodiment of the System: Functional Differentiation; Systemic Dissonance and Major Conjunctures; Requirement for Systemic Viability: Openness; Tour of the Book; 2. Kim Jong Il: The Political Man and His Leadership Character; The Shaping of a Political Personality; The Political Man's Road to Succession; Active-Negative Leadership Character; Implications for Systemic Changes |
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3. The Party's Strengthening Discipline and Weakening EfficiencyKim Il Sung's Legacy: From a Mass Party to an Institutionalized Party; Kim Jong Il and Organizational Changes; Party-Life Criticism as a Disciplinary Instrument; The Declining Efficiency of the Party; Dual Implications; 4. Military-First Politics and Changes in Party-Military Relations; Power Dynamics and Party-Military Relations; Military-First Politics under Kim Jong Il; Institutional Differentiation between the Party and the Military; Relevance to Kim Jong Il's Management Style; 5. Chuch'e in Transformation |
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Chuch'e and Power SuccessionSocialism in Historical Development; Estrangement from Marxism-Leninism; On Capitalism and Opening Up; Reflections on Chuch'e: With Special Reference to Systemic Identity; 6. The Fluctuation of Economic Institutions and the Emergence of Entrepreneurship; Institutions of Economic Management:Traditions and Their Dislocation; Increased Local Latitude; The Emergence of Private Entrepreneurs; Informal Transition of Property Rights; Implications for Systemic Dissonance; 7. The Changing Roles of Intellectuals; Socialist Transformation and Persecution of Intellectuals |
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Socialist Mobilization and Changes in the Class Status of IntellectualsThe Perceived "Internal Enemy" in Times of Decaying Socialism; Facilitation of the "Skip-Over Strategy"; 8. Conclusion: Dilemmas of Opening Up; Special Features of Systemic Dissonance; Defiance in 2002; Appendix; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Untitled |
| Summary |
This much-needed study draws on fresh material and firsthand observation to provide an understanding of North Korea as it exists today |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-265) and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Kim, Chŏng-il, 1942-2011.
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Kim, Chŏng-il, 1942-2011 |
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National security -- Korea (North)
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Political leadership -- Korea (North)
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HISTORY -- Asia -- China.
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Diplomatic relations
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National security
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Political leadership
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Politics and government
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Korea (North) -- Politics and government.
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Korea (North) -- Foreign relations
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Korea (North)
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2006001295 |
| ISBN |
9781429458009 |
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1429458003 |
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0791469271 |
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9780791469279 |
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9780791480939 |
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0791480933 |
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1283223953 |
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9781283223959 |
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9786613223951 |
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6613223956 |
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0313381763 |
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9780313381768 |
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