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Dynasty: The Hereditary Succession Politics of North Korea
Hakjoon Kim
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Description for Dynasty: The Hereditary Succession Politics of North Korea
Paperback. Num Pages: 260 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPKN; HBJF; JPHX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 402.
Scholar and journalist Kim Hakjoon's latest book on North Korea is a timely analysis of the rise of the Kim Il Sung family dynasty and the politics of leadership succession in Pyongyang. It includes coverage of the death of Kim Jong Il and the advent of his young son Kim Jong Eun as the new supreme leader. Drawing on official North Korean statements and leaked confidential documents, journalistic accounts, defector reports, and the observations of foreigners, the book synthesizes virtually all that is known about the history of the secretive family and how it operates within a bizarre governing system. ... Read more
Scholar and journalist Kim Hakjoon's latest book on North Korea is a timely analysis of the rise of the Kim Il Sung family dynasty and the politics of leadership succession in Pyongyang. It includes coverage of the death of Kim Jong Il and the advent of his young son Kim Jong Eun as the new supreme leader. Drawing on official North Korean statements and leaked confidential documents, journalistic accounts, defector reports, and the observations of foreigners, the book synthesizes virtually all that is known about the history of the secretive family and how it operates within a bizarre governing system. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Asia/Pacific Research Center, Div of The Institute for International Studies United States
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
Number of Pages
260
Place of Publication
Stanford, United States
ISBN
9781931368308
SKU
V9781931368308
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99-15
About Hakjoon Kim
Kim Hakjoon is chairman of the Board of Trustees of DanKook University in South Korea. He previously served as the president of the University of Incheon and president of the Korean Political Science Association.
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