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020			_a0745320147 (hbk.)
020			_a0745320139 (pbk.)
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082	0	0	_a951.93043 _bBEA/N
100	1		_aBeal, Tim _920077
245	1	0	_aNorth Korea: the struggle against American power / _cTim Beal
260			_aLondon; _aAnn Arbor, MI: _bPluto Press, _c2005.
300			_aix, 342 p.: ill., map; _c23 cm.
500			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 304-325) and index.
505	0		_aIntroduction -- 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.
650		0	_aNuclear Weapons _zKorea (North) _920078
650		0	_aWorld Politics _92900
651		0	_aKorea (North) _xPolitics and Government _920079
651		0	_aKorea (North) _xMilitary Policy _920080
651		0	_aKorea (North) _xForeign Relations _zUnited States _920081
651		0	_aUnited States _xForeign relations _zKorea (North) _920082
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