TY - BOOK AU - Park,Han S. TI - North Korea: the politics of unconventional wisdom SN - 158826050X (alk. paper) AV - JQ1729.5.A91 P37 2002 U1 - 306.2095193 21 PY - 2002/// CY - Boulder, Colorado PB - Lynne Rienner Publishing KW - Political culture KW - Korea (North) KW - Communism KW - Ideology KW - Self-reliance KW - Politics and government KW - Juche N1 - Includes index; Includes bibliographical references (p. 181-184); Machine generated contents note: Introduction -- 1 The Perception Approach -- 2 The Advent and Evolution of Juche Ideology -- 3 The Philosophical Principles of Juche -- 4 The Creation of a Theocracy -- 5 Juche Education: Agents and Methods -- 6 Conditioning the Human Mind -- 7 Juche as a Way of Life -- 8 Juche in Domestic Politics -- 9 Foreign and Unification Policy -- 10 Inter-Korean Relations: A Legitimacy War -- 11 The Unconventional Wisdom in Negotiating Behavior: -- The Weapons Controversy and Beyond -- 12 North Korea Sees Itself: Perceptions of Policy Goals, -- Strategies, and Tactics -- 13 System Stability and Vulnerability -- 14 Conclusion: The Challenges Ahead -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Book N2 - Despite isolation, an impoverished economy, mass starvation, and the challenge of leadership succession, North Korea's socialist state continues to survive. Han Park explores the reasons for this resilience UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy022/2002017811.html ER -