TY  - BOOK
AU  - Beal,Tim
TI  - North Korea: the struggle against American power
SN  - 0745320147 (hbk.)
U1  - 951.93043 
PY  - 2005///
CY  - London, Ann Arbor, MI
PB  - Pluto Press
KW  - Nuclear Weapons
KW  - Korea (North)
KW  - World Politics
KW  - Politics and Government
KW  - Military Policy
KW  - Foreign Relations
KW  - United States
KW  - Foreign relations
N1  - 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
ER  -