North Korea : the struggle against American power / Tim Beal.
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TextPublisher: London ; Ann Arbor, MI : Pluto Press, 2005Description: ix, 342 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cmISBN: 0745320147 (hardback); 0745320139 (pbk.)Subject(s): Nuclear weapons -- Korea (North) | World politics -- 21st century | Korea (North) -- Politics and government | Korea (North) -- Military policy | Korea (North) -- Foreign relations -- United States | United States -- Foreign relations -- Korea (North)DDC classification: 951.9304/3 LOC classification: DS935.5 | .B43 2005Online resources: Table of contents | Publisher description | Item type | Current location | Home library | Collection | Shelving location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 304-325) and index.
Part I: Fulcrum of geography, anvil of history: DPRK in historical perspective -- The roots of modern Korea: from Tangun to liberation -- Years of struggle, years of hope: Korean War to first nuclear crisis -- Creation of the Agreed Framework and the flowering of dätente -- Crisis reignited: economic reform, regional accord, Washington discord -- Part II: The pillars of confrontation -- The human rights record: complexities, causes, solutions -- Drugs and generals -- The nuclear confrontation -- On the precipice: options, positions and dangers at the start of the second Bush administration.
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