04711nam 2200649 450 991046146980332120200520144314.01-78360-718-11-78360-683-5(CKB)3710000000462680(EBL)2146957(SSID)ssj0001550312(PQKBManifestationID)16161611(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001550312(PQKBWorkID)14807114(PQKB)10061969(MiAaPQ)EBC2146957(Au-PeEL)EBL2146957(CaPaEBR)ebr11086819(OCoLC)920106263(EXLCZ)99371000000046268020150824h20152015 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrNorth Korea state of paranoia /Paul French4th ed.London, England :Zed Books,2015.©20151 online resource (490 p.)Asian ArgumentsDescription based upon print version of record.1-78360-573-1 Includes bibliographical references and index.Front Cover; Asian Arguments; About the Author; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Foreword: The Myth and the Reality of the State of Paranoia; Acknowledgements ; Abbreviations, Spellings and Figures; A Note on Spellings and Names; A Note on Figures; Introduction: The Paranoid Peninsula; Observers of Planet Pyongyang; Tentative Reform; The Problem of the Command Economy; North Korea: Paranoid Peninsula; Part I: The Juche Nation: Beloved Leaders, Brilliant Thoughts, Power Cuts and Empty Shelves ; 1: A Normal Day in Pyongyang ; Pyongyang: Capital of Our Revolution; A Roof Over Your HeadBadges, Bicycles and FashionsLooking for the Rush Hour; Shopping; Work and School; Love, Marriage and Fun; Living in the Land of Perfect Bliss; 2: The Juche State: Political Theory in North Korea ; The Politics of Self-Reliance; A Creative Application of Marxism-Leninism; Selective Borrowings from Maoism; Confucianism: Tapping into Traditional Thinking; Underpinnings of Korean Nationalism and Traditionalism; The architects of Juche; 'Original, Brilliant and Revolutionary'?; The Contradictions of Self-Reliance; 3: The Revolutionary Dynasty: Leadership in North KoreaBirth of a Personality CultFrom Guerrilla Leader to Leader of a Nation; Consolidation and Dominance; The Undisputed Great Leader; The Successor and Dear Leader; 'Expect No Change from Me'; Tiger Father, Dog Son; The Lodestar of the Twenty-First Century; Part II: The Economics of North Korea: Chollima, Speed Battles, Collapse and Famine ; 4: Economics Pyongyang Style: Command and Control ; The Possibility of Perestroika, the Impossibility of Glasnost; The Chollima Spirit; The Great Leap Outward; The Impregnable Fortress of Socialism; The Industrial Crown Jewels; The Lack of InvestmentThe Doublethink on Foreign TradeFrom Subsidy Junkie to Ailing Economy; Palaces Galore But No Socks; The Economy Shows Its Cracks; The Arduous March Begins; The Energy Crisis: Grinding to a Halt; The Two-Track Survival Economy; The DPRK as an Aid Economy; The Command Economy Remains Firmly in Place; 5: The Worst of Times: Food, Famine and the Arduous March ; From Riches to Rags; The Collective Agricultural Disaster; 'Slow Motion Famine'; Attempts to Resolve the Agricultural Crisis; Dying in Silence; Solving the Shortages; The End of the Arduous March6: The Start of a Sort of Reform: Change and Regime Survival Open Windows Attract Flies; Perestroika à la Pyongyang; Wages and Pricing Reforms; Jettisoning the Ration; The Role of Farmers' Markets; Reaching Under the Mattress; Chinese and Russian Reform Precedents; Pyongyang's Twilight Economy; A Fishing Rod of Temptation; Reform or Die; 7: The Reality of Reform: a Case Study of Sinuiju ; Caged Investment; Sinuiju is Announced; The Orchid Grower Comes to Town; Greenhouses from Shenyang to Pyongyang; What Kind of Zone was Sinuiju to Be?; The Departure of the Orchid GrowerSinuiju's Confusing MessageA gripping and provocative account of one of the world's most secretive countries.Asian arguments.Korea (North)HistoryKorea (North)Politics and governmentKorea (North)Social conditionsElectronic books.330.95193French Paul860222MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910461469803321North Korea1919444UNINA