
Rogue Regime
Kim Jong Il and the Looming Threat of North Korea
Becker(Author)
Oxford University Press Inc
Published on 26. October 2006
Book
Paperback/Softback
328 pages
978-0-19-530891-4 (ISBN)
Description
How combustible is the Korean crisis? Very, is the only sensible answer. In 1994, the united states came close to launching a pre-emptive strike against North Korea. Since then perhaps three million have died of starvation in the North, a disaster worse than Pol Pot's Cambodia. North Korea's leader Kim Jong-II is closer than ever to developing an inter-continental ballistic missile and an armoury of nuclear weapons. A perpetual merry go-round of international diplomacy has not brought peace within sight, despite the high expectations raised by the south's 'Sunshine Policy'. South Korea, arguably the greatest economic and political success story in Asia, confronts its evil twin in an extraordinary and little-understood drama. Managing this crisis has become the top priority for the United States and its greatest challenge. Jasper Becker reveals the historical roots of the current conflict and offers straightforward explanations of the motives and strategy of the major players. He sheds light on North Korea's continuing survival and lays out the rationale behind the often seemingly strange and bizarre policies pursued by North and South - and their larger neighbours. Providing crucial context for a little-understood region, this highly accessible and compact volume will be a valuable guide for all readers.
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The journalism is compelling. * William Grimes, The Scotsman *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
numerous halftones
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
500 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-530891-4 (9780195308914)
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Person
Jasper Becker has worked as a foreign correspondent for twenty years, including eleven years based in Beijing. He has written four books on the region, which have been translated into seven languages. His most recent work is The Chinese.
Content
Preface: Rogue State
Introduction
1: Famine and Flight
2: The Kim Dynasty
3: The Making of a God King
4: Slave State
5: North Korea's Economic Collapse
6: Kim Jong Il's Court
7: Kim Jong Il--The Terrorist Master
8: Nuclear Warlord
9: Kim Jong Il--The Reformer
10: The United Nations and Genocide
11: Kim Dae Jung and the South Korean Way
12: Grappling with a Rogue State
Afterword
Notes
Bibliography
Acknowledgments
Index
Introduction
1: Famine and Flight
2: The Kim Dynasty
3: The Making of a God King
4: Slave State
5: North Korea's Economic Collapse
6: Kim Jong Il's Court
7: Kim Jong Il--The Terrorist Master
8: Nuclear Warlord
9: Kim Jong Il--The Reformer
10: The United Nations and Genocide
11: Kim Dae Jung and the South Korean Way
12: Grappling with a Rogue State
Afterword
Notes
Bibliography
Acknowledgments
Index