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Kim Jong II
Richard Worth
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Description for Kim Jong II
North Korea has been a communist dictatorship since shortly after the end of World War II. Ruled by the iron hand of Kim Il Sung, the nation struggled economically compared to South Korea, which engineered an economic miracle. Series: Modern World Leaders. Num Pages: 112 pages, full-colour photographs, chronology, bibliography, further reading, index. BIC Classification: 1FPKN; YQH; YQN. Category: (ES) Secondary. Dimension: 235 x 165 x 13. Weight in Grams: 408.
North Korea has been a communist dictatorship since shortly after the end of World War II. Ruled by the iron hand of Kim Il Sung, the nation struggled economically compared to South Korea, which engineered an economic miracle. Kim died in 1994, turning over the government to his son, Kim Jong Il. A pampered youth, Kim Jong Il gradually took over a variety of powerful positions in his father's government. After he became the dictator, the country suffered a series of economic disasters that brought death to thousands of people. Meanwhile, Kim Jong Il became widely known for turning North ... Read more
North Korea has been a communist dictatorship since shortly after the end of World War II. Ruled by the iron hand of Kim Il Sung, the nation struggled economically compared to South Korea, which engineered an economic miracle. Kim died in 1994, turning over the government to his son, Kim Jong Il. A pampered youth, Kim Jong Il gradually took over a variety of powerful positions in his father's government. After he became the dictator, the country suffered a series of economic disasters that brought death to thousands of people. Meanwhile, Kim Jong Il became widely known for turning North ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Chelsea House Publishers United States
Number of pages
112
Condition
New
Series
Modern World Leaders
Number of Pages
112
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Broomall, United States
ISBN
9780791097410
SKU
V9780791097410
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-3
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