North Korea

Beal, Tim.

North Korea the struggle against American power / [electronic resource] : Tim Beal. - London ; Ann Arbor, Mich. : Pluto Press, 2005. - ix, 342 p. : ill., maps.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part I: Fulcrum of geography, anvil of history: DPRK in historical perspective -- 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 dätente -- Crisis reignited: economic reform, regional accord, Washington discord -- Part II: The pillars of confrontation -- The human rights record: complexities, causes, solutions -- Drugs and generals -- The nuclear confrontation -- On the precipice: options, positions and dangers at the start of the second Bush administration.


Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2013.
Available via World Wide Web.
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Nuclear weapons--Korea (North)
World politics--21st century.


Korea (North)--Politics and government.
Korea (North)--Military policy.
Korea (North)--Foreign relations--United States.
United States--Foreign relations--Korea (North)


Electronic books.

DS935.5 / .B43 2005eb

951.9304/3