Kim Jong-Il, Revised and Updated

Michael Breen 지음

Wiley 2011년 11월 09일 출간

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An expert on North Korea sheds new light on the enigmatic tyrantFrom his goose-stepping military parades to his clownish macho swagger, North Korea's Kim Jong-il is an odd amalgam of political cartoon and global menace. In charge of a nuclear arsenal he's threatened to use against the U.S. and Japan, the man, his motives, and the mechanisms of his absolute control over a country of twenty-three million people remains shrouded in mystery.In this second edition of his bestselling Kim Jong-il, Michael Breen, a leading expert on North Korea, dispels common myths and fallacies about the so-called quot;Dear Leader,quot; while turning a spotlight on the man to reveal his true nature and the nature of his hold over a country ravaged by poverty and famine.Looks at Kim from a broad perspective, unlike most other books that cater exclusively to those interested in policymaking and international relationsFeatures new information about succession plans, as well as the latest scoop on the mounting pressure among world leaders to thwart North Korea's nuclear ambitionsIllustrated with rare photographs of Kim and his regimeHighly accessible and suitable for anyone interested in learning more about North Korea, it's government, and its leader, Kim Jong-il unravels the mysteries, the myths, and the fallacies about the man in charge in ways that will entice even the harshest critics.

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Preface xiAcknowledgments xviiChapter 1 Dark Country 1Pool of Darkness 4Who Is Charlie Chaplin? 7Teaching Journalists 9Chapter 2 Two States 15Kim Il-sung and the Division of Korea 19The Cold War 23Chapter 3 Going Nuclear 29North Korean Aggression in 2010 31Weapons of Mass Destruction 34Anti-Americanism in South Korea 37Chapter 4 Dear Boy 41Childhood and War 44Teaching the Teachers 50Chapter 5 Dear Successor 55How Kim Jong-il Was Chosen 57Dear Leader and His Loves 62Chapter 6 Portrait of the Artist 67Limiting the Joy 69Kim Turns to Kidnapping 72Chapter 7 Is Jong-il Evil? 77Kim the Micromanager 79The Temper and the Humor 84How His People See Him 87The Malignant Narcissist Theory 89Chapter 8 Country of the Lie 93The Secret to North Korean Communism 95Race-Based Nationalism 99Trouble with the Truth 101The Control on Information 103Chapter 9 The Gulag 107The Gulag 109The Story of Lee Soon-ok 110Kang Chol-hwan: Child of the Camps 116Chapter 10 The One Fat Man 121A Journey through Russia 123The Struggle for Food 124Escaping to China 127Chapter 11 Submerging Market 131Looking in Vain for Signs of Change 134Tourists from South Korea 136Business Zones for China and South Korea 137Chapter 12 Follow the Money 141Chapter 13 Collision Course 145Notes 151Korean Names 163Recommended Reading 167About the Author 173Index 175

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저자(글) Michael Breen

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MICHAEL BREEN lives in Seoul and is one of the best-known commentators on Korean issues. He arrived in South Korea in 1982 as a journalist, covering both North and South Korea for several newspapers before giving up journalism to become a management consultant advising companies dealing with the communist state. His business now focuses on South Korea although he continues to write columns and commentaries on both countries. He is the author of The Koreans: Who They Are, What They Want, Where Their Future Lies.