French, Paul <br/><br/>
North Korea: the paranoid peninsula - a modern history / 
Paul French 
 - 2nd ed. 
 - London:  Zed Books,  2007. 
 - xviii, 334 p. 
<br/><br/> Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Part I The Juche Nation: Beloved Leaders, Brilliant Thoughts, Power Cuts and Empty Shelves<br/>1. A Normal Day in Pyongyang -- 2. The Juche State: Political Theory in North Korea -- 3. The Revolutionary Dynasty: Leadership in North Korea<br/><br/>Part II The Economics of North Korea: Chollima, Speed Battles, Collapse and Famine<br/>4. Economics Pyongyang Style: Command and Control -- 5. The Worst of Times: Food, Famine and the Arduous March -- 6. The Start of a Sort of Reform: Change and Regime Survival -- 7. The Reality of Reform: A Case Study of Sinuiju<br/><br/>Part III Diplomacy and the Military: Foreign Relations, Nuclear Crisis and Self-Defence<br/>8. Don't Poke the Snake: US-DPRK Relations -- 9. Nuclear Ambitions Revealed: Bluster, Brinkmanship or Battle? -- 10. Something Different Emerges: 'Military First'<br/><br/>Part IV Change, Collapse and Reunification<br/>11. One Korea: The Dream of Reunification -- 12. How Will the Story End? -- 13. Conclusion: The World's Most Dangerous Tripwire -- Postscript: Decline, Deadlock and Hope 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781842779057 (pb) 9781842779040 (hb) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>History --North Korea
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>951.93  / FRE/N