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North Korea : beyond charismatic politics /
This timely, pathbreaking study of North Korea's political history and culture sheds invaluable light on the country's unique leadership continuity and succession. Leading scholars Heonik Kwon and Byung-Ho Chung begin by tracing Kim Il Sung's rise to power during the Cold War. They sh...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Lanham, Maryland :
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc,
©2012.
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| Colección: | Asia/Pacific/perspectives.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | This timely, pathbreaking study of North Korea's political history and culture sheds invaluable light on the country's unique leadership continuity and succession. Leading scholars Heonik Kwon and Byung-Ho Chung begin by tracing Kim Il Sung's rise to power during the Cold War. They show how his successor, his eldest son, Kim Jong Il, sponsored the production of revolutionary art to unleash a public political culture that would consolidate Kim's charismatic power and his own hereditary authority. The result was the birth of a powerful modern theater state that sustains North K. |
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| Notas: | Title from PDF title page (viewed Aug. 1, 2012). |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource : illustrations. |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781442215771 1442215771 |