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Kim Jong-Il, Revised and Updated

Kim Jong-il: North Korea�s Dear Leader, Revised and Updated Edition
2. Aufl.

von: Michael Breen
15,99 €
Verlag:	Wiley
Format:	EPUB
Veröffentl.:	09.11.2011
ISBN/EAN:	9781118153802
Sprache:	englisch
Anzahl Seiten:	280

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Titelbeschreibung

An expert on North Korea sheds new light on the enigmatic tyrant From his goose-stepping military parades to his clownish macho swagger, North Korea's Kim Jong-il is an odd amalgam of political cartoon and global menace. In charge of a nuclear arsenal he's threatened to use against the U.S. and Japan, the man, his motives, and the mechanisms of his absolute control over a country of twenty-three million people remains shrouded in mystery. In this second edition of his bestselling Kim Jong-il, Michael Breen, a leading expert on North Korea, dispels common myths and fallacies about the so-called "Dear Leader," while turning a spotlight on the man to reveal his true nature and the nature of his hold over a country ravaged by poverty and famine. <ul> <li>Looks at Kim from a broad perspective, unlike most other books that cater exclusively to those interested in policymaking and international relations</li> <li>Features new information about succession plans, as well as the latest scoop on the mounting pressure among world leaders to thwart North Korea's nuclear ambitions</li> <li>Illustrated with rare photographs of Kim and his regime</li> </ul> Highly accessible and suitable for anyone interested in learning more about North Korea, it's government, and its leader, Kim Jong-il unravels the mysteries, the myths, and the fallacies about the man in charge in ways that will entice even the harshest critics.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface xi Acknowledgments xvii Chapter 1 Dark Country 1 Pool of Darkness 4 Who Is Charlie Chaplin? 7 Teaching Journalists 9 Chapter 2 Two States 15 Kim Il-sung and the Division of Korea 19 The Cold War 23 Chapter 3 Going Nuclear 29 North Korean Aggression in 2010 31 Weapons of Mass Destruction 34 Anti-Americanism in South Korea 37 Chapter 4 Dear Boy 41 Childhood and War 44 Teaching the Teachers 50 Chapter 5 Dear Successor 55 How Kim Jong-il Was Chosen 57 Dear Leader and His Loves 62 Chapter 6 Portrait of the Artist 67 Limiting the Joy 69 Kim Turns to Kidnapping 72 Chapter 7 Is Jong-il Evil? 77 Kim the Micromanager 79 The Temper and the Humor 84 How His People See Him 87 The Malignant Narcissist Theory 89 Chapter 8 Country of the Lie 93 The Secret to North Korean Communism 95 Race-Based Nationalism 99 Trouble with the Truth 101 The Control on Information 103 Chapter 9 The Gulag 107 The Gulag 109 The Story of Lee Soon-ok 110 Kang Chol-hwan: Child of the Camps 116 Chapter 10 The One Fat Man 121 A Journey through Russia 123 The Struggle for Food 124 Escaping to China 127 Chapter 11 Submerging Market 131 Looking in Vain for Signs of Change 134 Tourists from South Korea 136 Business Zones for China and South Korea 137 Chapter 12 Follow the Money 141 Chapter 13 Collision Course 145 Notes 151 Korean Names 163 Recommended Reading 167 About the Author 173 Index 175

Autorenportrait

MICHAEL BREEN lives in Seoul and is one of the best-known commentators on Korean issues. He arrived in South Korea in 1982 as a journalist, covering both North and South Korea for several newspapers before giving up journalism to become a management consultant advising companies dealing with the communist state. His business now focuses on South Korea although he continues to write columns and commentaries on both countries. He is the author of The Koreans: Who They Are, What They Want, Where Their Future Lies.

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PRAISE FOR KIM JONG-IL: NORTH KOREA'S DEAR LEADER WHO HE IS, WHAT HE WANTS, WHAT TO DO ABOUT HIM "Kim Jong-Il: North Korea's Dear Leader is a fascinating tour through the tortured history of North Korea and the mind of Kim Jong-il. A must-read for all those trying to understand what is happening in the hermit kingdom and what is now one of the most unstable places on earth. The potential for a miscalculation is breathtaking in its dangers to us all." Mike Moore former Director-General of WTO and former Prime Minister of New Zealand "In Kim Jong-Il: North Korea's Dear Leader, Michael Breen provides what much of the world has been waiting for: an in-depth look at the dark and secret Korea of Kim Jong-il. His insights are revelatory, sophisticated, and plainly communicated. A testament to its accuracy, I doubt the book will see the light of day inside North Korea."Dan Briody author of the bestseller The Iron Triangle: Inside the Secret World of the Carlyle Group "Michael Breen's portrait of Kim Jong-il is a compelling psychoanalysis of the world's last Stalinist dictator. The book explains how Kim manages to maintain an iron grip over his poverty-stricken country while holding the world's only superpower to ransom with weapons of mass destruction. In parts the book reads like a black comedy, so bizarre is the regime it describes. Breen combines his eye for farce with a keen sensitivity to the plight of North Korea's 23 million oppressed and starving people. But he makes it clear that it is too simplistic to dismiss Kim as an evil madman. Breen shows how North Korea is an accident of history, trapped in a Cold War time warp from which Kim is unable to escape. A lively and accessible read."Andrew Ward Korea correspondent, Financial Times "One can be free to hate him, but we must also learn more of the 'Fat Bastard' for he is unlikely to disappear however much we wish him to. Michael Breen has written an extremely timely, readable, and well-researched book to tell us who Kim Jong-il is and how best to deal with him." Tomohiko Taniguchi Editor-at-Large, Nikkei Business Publications, Inc.