North Korea: the struggle against American power / Tim Beal
Material type: TextPublication details: London; Ann Arbor, MI: Pluto Press, 2005Description: ix, 342 p.: ill., map; 23 cmISBN: 0745320147 (hbk.); 0745320139 (pbk.)Subject(s): Nuclear Weapons -- Korea (North) | World Politics | Korea (North) -- Politics and Government | Korea (North) -- Military Policy | Korea (North) -- Foreign Relations -- United States | United States -- Foreign relations -- Korea (North)DDC classification: 951.93043Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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General Books | Central Library, Sikkim University General Book Section | 951.93043 BEA/N (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | P14960 |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 304-325) and index.
Introduction -- Part I: Fulcrum of geography, anvil of history : DPRK in historical perspective -- Introduction to part I : time and place, from past to present -- 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 datente -- Crisis reignited : economic reform, regional accord, Washington discord -- Part II: The pillars of confrontation -- Introduction to part II -- The human rights record : complexities, causes, solutions -- Drugs and generals : some surprising facts on narcotics, missiles, terrorism and military confrontation -- The nuclear confrontation -- On the precipice : options, positions and dangers at the start of the second Bush administration.
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