North Korea : the politics of unconventional wisdom / Han S. Park.

By: Park, Han S [author]
Language: English Publisher: Boulder, Colorado : Lynne Rienner Publishing, 2002Description: vi, 193 pages ; 24 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 158826050X (alk. paper)Subject(s): Political culture -- Korea (North) | Communism -- Korea (North) | Ideology -- Korea (North) | Self-reliance | Korea (North) -- Politics and government | JucheDDC classification: 306.2095193 LOC classification: JQ1729.5.A91 | P37 2002Online resources: Table of contents
Contents:
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.
Summary: 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.
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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.

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.

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