North Korea: a history
Michael J. Seth
- Resource Type:
- Book (Print/Paper)
- Publication:
- London : Palgrave, 2018
- Copyright:
- ©2018
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- Summary:
- This book offers an excellent synthesis of existing scholarship, including a thorough examination of contemporary sources. Seth masterfully traces how North Korea gradually transformed itself from a Soviet-style socialist state to an ultra-nationalist, dynastic one, illuminating this journey with an engaging understanding of the political, ideological, economic and social forces at play. Throughout, Seth adds a rich dimension by placing North Korean history into broader global perspective and considering the implications for the future of the country.
- Table of Contents:
- Historical roots of the North Korean state
- Birth of the DPRK and failed reunification, 1945-1953
- Industrialization and political consolidation, 1953-1967
- Creating a monolithic system and a dynastic state, 1967-1980
- From stagnation to crisis, 1980-1994
- Famine and survival, 1994-2005
- Failed revolution, enduring state, 2005-2016.
- Author/Creator:
- Seth, Michael J., 1948- , author
- Languages:
- English
- Language Notes:
- Item content: English
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- General Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-287) and index.
- Physical Description:
- xi, 298 pages ; 22 cm
- Call Numbers:
- DS935 .S48 2018
- ISBNs:
- 9781352002188 (paperback)
1352002183 (paperback)
9781352002218 (hardcover)
1352002213 (hardcover) - OCLC Numbers:
- 1005691305