Kim Jong Il came to power after the death of his father Kim Il Sung in 1994. Contrary to expectations, he has succeeded in maintaining enough political stability to remain in power. Kim Jong Il's Leadership of North Korea is an examination of how political power has been developed, transmitted from father to son, and now operates in North Korea Using a variety of original North Korean sources as well as South Korean materials Jae-Cheon Lim pieces together the ostensibly contradictory and inconsistent facts into a conceptual coherent framework. This book considers Kim and his leadership through an analytical framework. composed of four main elements: i) Kim as a leader of a totalitarian society; ii) as a politician; iii) as a Korean; and iv) as an individual person. This illuminating account of what constitutes power and how it is used makes an important contribution to the understanding of an opaque and difficult regime. It will be of interest for upper level undergraduate, postgraduates and academics interested in North Korean politics, and also those in Political theory.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN-13
9780415666749
eBay Product ID (ePID)
106668174
Product Key Features
Author
Jae-Cheon Lim
Publication Name
Kim Jong-Il's Leadership of North Korea
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
Politics, History
Publication Year
2011
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
232 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
234mm
Item Width
156mm
Item Weight
340g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Jae-Cheon Lim
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
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