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Inside the Red Box: North Korea´s Post-totalitarian Politics
Patrick McEachern
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Description for Inside the Red Box: North Korea´s Post-totalitarian Politics
Hardback. Series: Contemporary Asia in the World. Num Pages: 320 pages, 6 halftones, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPKN; HBJF; HBLW3; JPHC; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 161 x 25. Weight in Grams: 562.
North Korea's institutional politics defy traditional political models, making the country's actions seem surprising or confusing when, in fact, they often conform to the regime's own logic. Drawing on recent materials, such as North Korean speeches, commentaries, and articles, Patrick McEachern, a specialist on North Korean affairs, reveals how the state's political institutions debate policy and inform and execute strategic-level decisions. Many scholars dismiss Kim Jong-Il's regime as a "one-man dictatorship," calling him the "last totalitarian leader," but McEachern identifies three major institutions that help maintain regime continuity: the cabinet, the military, and the party. These groups hold different ... Read more
North Korea's institutional politics defy traditional political models, making the country's actions seem surprising or confusing when, in fact, they often conform to the regime's own logic. Drawing on recent materials, such as North Korean speeches, commentaries, and articles, Patrick McEachern, a specialist on North Korean affairs, reveals how the state's political institutions debate policy and inform and execute strategic-level decisions. Many scholars dismiss Kim Jong-Il's regime as a "one-man dictatorship," calling him the "last totalitarian leader," but McEachern identifies three major institutions that help maintain regime continuity: the cabinet, the military, and the party. These groups hold different ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Series
Contemporary Asia in the World
Condition
New
Weight
561g
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231153225
SKU
V9780231153225
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About Patrick McEachern
Patrick McEachern is a foreign service officer in Seoul supporting the Six Party Talks and a former North Korea analyst with the State Department's Bureau of Intelligence and Research. His publications have appeared in Asian Survey, Journal of East Asian Studies, and Korea Yearbook.
Reviews for Inside the Red Box: North Korea´s Post-totalitarian Politics
Working from North Korean media, Patrick McEachern shows that, whatever might have been the case under Kim Il Sung, North Korea under his son, Kim Jong Il, is not the unknowable and irrational totalitarian state presented by many commentators. Since the elder Kim's death in 1994, the country's political structure has evolved. The younger Kim is undoubtedly powerful but has ... Read more