LEADER 04794nam 2200637 450 001 9910786925803321 005 20230126211918.0 010 $a1-78032-949-0 035 $a(CKB)3710000000107585 035 $a(EBL)1696467 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001216889 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11790006 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001216889 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11197632 035 $a(PQKB)10650384 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1696467 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1696467 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10867918 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL602679 035 $a(OCoLC)879430530 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000107585 100 $a20140516h20142014 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aNorth Korea $estate of paranoia /$fPaul French ; index by John Barker 205 $a3rd ed. 210 1$aLondon, [England] ;$aNew York, New York :$cZed Books,$d2014. 210 4$dİ2014 215 $a1 online resource (482 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-78032-947-4 311 $a1-78032-948-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aFront 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 fashions 327 $aLooking 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 cult 327 $aFrom 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 trade 327 $aFrom 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 survival 327 $aOpen windows attract flies Perestroika a? 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 message 327 $aPart III Diplomacy and the military: foreign relations, nuclear crisis and self-defence 330 $aA gripping and provocative account of one of the world's most secretive countries. 607 $aKorea (North)$xPolitics and government 607 $aKorea (North)$xSocial conditions 607 $aKorea (North)$xSocial life and customs 676 $a330.95193 700 $aFrench$b Paul$0860222 702 $aBarker$b John 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910786925803321 996 $aNorth Korea$93725825 997 $aUNINA