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1 online resource |
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Routledge advances in Korean studies ; 29 |
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Routledge advances in Korean studies ; 29.
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Leader symbols in North Korea -- Leader symbols, the cult, and its impact on political succession -- Myth- and ritual-making in Kim Il Sung's anti-Japanese struggle -- The Kims : image-making -- Symbolic leadership : the leader's guidance tour as a symbolic act -- Conclusion |
| Summary |
The legitimacy of the North Korean state is based solely on the leaders' personal legitimacy, and is maintained by the indoctrination of people with leader symbols and the enactment of leadership cults in daily life. It can thus be dubbed a ""leader state"". The frequency of leader symbols and the richness and scale of leader-symbol-making in North Korea are simply unrivalled. Furthermore, the personality cults of North Korean leaders are central to people's daily activity, critically affecting their minds and emotions. Both leader symbols and cult activities are profoundly entrenched in the i |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
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Kim, Il-sŏng, 1912-1994.
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Kim, Chŏng-il, 1942-2011.
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Kim, Chŏng-ŭn, 1984-
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Kim, Chŏng-il, 1942-2011 |
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Kim, Chŏng-ŭn, 1984- |
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Kim, Il-sŏng, 1912-1994 |
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Political leadership -- Korea (North)
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Personality -- Political aspects -- Korea (North)
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Heads of state -- Korea (North)
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- General.
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Heads of state
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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)
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781317567417 |
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1317567412 |
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9781315736570 |
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1315736578 |
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9781317567400 |
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1317567404 |
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9781317567394 |
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1317567390 |
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