North Korea on the brink : struggle for survival /

North Korea's development and testing of nuclear weapons made headlines in the Western media, but is the country really a threat to the rest of the world? This accessible introduction examines the country's history and focuses on whether the threat is realistic or exaggerated by the US in...

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Main Author: Ford, Glyn
Other Authors: Kwon, Soyoung
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: London ; Ann Arbor, Mich. : Pluto Press, ©2008.
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Table of Contents:
  • North Korea in context
  • Drawing the iron curtain
  • Kim's Korea
  • A life in wonderland
  • Food, famine and fugitives
  • WMD paranoia rules
  • Negotiating its place
  • Changing regime or regime change?