North Korea : markets and military rule /
Smith, Hazel, 1954-
North Korea : markets and military rule / Hazel Smith, University of Central Lancashire. - xii, 381 pages ; 23 cm
Part I. Jettisoning caricatures: understanding history -- Beyond the cliches -- National identity -- Part II. The rise and fall of Kim Il Sungism -- Colonialism occupation and the rise of Kim Il Sung -- War-fighting as state-building -- "Socialism in our own style" -- Sisyphus as economic model -- Social stratification in the workers' state -- Famine and the end of Kim Il Sungism -- Part III. Marketisation and military rule -- Marketisation from below -- Military rule from above -- The marketisation of well-being -- The marketisation of the social structure -- Going nuclear -- Strategic paralysis -- North Koreans as agents of change.
9780521897785 (hardback) 9780521723442 (pbk.)
2014039862
Kim, Il-sŏng, 1912-1994.
Kim, Chŏng-il, 1942-2011.
Kim, Chŏng-ŭn, 1984-
Korea (North)--Politics and government.
Korea (North)--Economic conditions.
Korea (North)--Social conditions.
DS 935 / .S57 2015
North Korea : markets and military rule / Hazel Smith, University of Central Lancashire. - xii, 381 pages ; 23 cm
Part I. Jettisoning caricatures: understanding history -- Beyond the cliches -- National identity -- Part II. The rise and fall of Kim Il Sungism -- Colonialism occupation and the rise of Kim Il Sung -- War-fighting as state-building -- "Socialism in our own style" -- Sisyphus as economic model -- Social stratification in the workers' state -- Famine and the end of Kim Il Sungism -- Part III. Marketisation and military rule -- Marketisation from below -- Military rule from above -- The marketisation of well-being -- The marketisation of the social structure -- Going nuclear -- Strategic paralysis -- North Koreans as agents of change.
9780521897785 (hardback) 9780521723442 (pbk.)
2014039862
Kim, Il-sŏng, 1912-1994.
Kim, Chŏng-il, 1942-2011.
Kim, Chŏng-ŭn, 1984-
Korea (North)--Politics and government.
Korea (North)--Economic conditions.
Korea (North)--Social conditions.
DS 935 / .S57 2015