04794nam 2200637 450 991082740610332120230126211918.01-78032-949-0(CKB)3710000000107585(EBL)1696467(SSID)ssj0001216889(PQKBManifestationID)11790006(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001216889(PQKBWorkID)11197632(PQKB)10650384(MiAaPQ)EBC1696467(Au-PeEL)EBL1696467(CaPaEBR)ebr10867918(CaONFJC)MIL602679(OCoLC)879430530(EXLCZ)99371000000010758520140516h20142014 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtccrNorth Korea state of paranoia /Paul French ; index by John Barker3rd ed.London, [England] ;New York, New York :Zed Books,2014.©20141 online resource (482 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-78032-947-4 1-78032-948-2 Includes bibliographical references and index.Front cover; About the author; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations, spellings and figures; A note on spellings and names; A note on figures; Foreword: The myth and the reality of the state of paranoia; 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 head; Badges, 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 Korea; Birth 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 investment; The 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 march; 6 The start of a sort of reform: change and regime survivalOpen 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 grower; Sinuiju's confusing messagePart III Diplomacy and the military: foreign relations, nuclear crisis and self-defenceA gripping and provocative account of one of the world's most secretive countries.Korea (North)Politics and governmentKorea (North)Social conditionsKorea (North)Social life and customs330.95193French Paul860222Barker JohnMiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910827406103321North Korea3996947UNINA