Kim Jong-il's Leadership of North KoreaRoutledge, 2008年11月24日 - 240 頁 Kim Jong Il came to power after the death of his father Kim Il Sung in 1994. Contrary to expectations, he has succeeded in maintaining enough political stability to remain in power. Kim Jong Il's Leadership of North Korea is an examination of how political power has been developed, transmitted from father to son, and now operates in North Korea Using a variety of original North Korean sources as well as South Korean materials Jae-Cheon Lim pieces together the ostensibly contradictory and inconsistent facts into a conceptual coherent framework. This book considers Kim and his leadership through an analytical framework. composed of four main elements: i) Kim as a leader of a totalitarian society; ii) as a politician; iii) as a Korean; and iv) as an individual person. This illuminating account of what constitutes power and how it is used makes an important contribution to the understanding of an opaque and difficult regime. It will be of interest for upper level undergraduate, postgraduates and academics interested in North Korean politics, and also those in Political theory. |
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... Leadership of North Korea is an examination of how political power has been developed, transmitted from father to son, and now operates in North Korea. Using a variety of original North Korean sources as well as South Korean materials ...
... North Korea are hagiographical andtheir primary purpose is to propagandizethe greatness of the Dear Leader, Kim JongIl.The studies madeoutside of North Korea vary depending uponthe author's perspective, which range from disparaging to ...
... Korean media asastaunch advocate of socialism andthe chuch'e idea. Hisstance ... leadership.He couldbecome his father's successor because of his loyaltyand ... North Korean economy, and natural disasters—forced himto be more ...
... leader in totalitarian North Korea, the leader'spersonal preferences are deeply entangledinhis public policy. The personality and policy relationship isclear in this society. When the NorthKorean government establishes public policies ...
... NorthKorean leadership wantedhim to accomplish inthis period, and what he didinorderto satisfy the leadership. Chapter4, 'Heir (1974–1994)', willcover theperiod between February1974 and July1994, whenKimIlSung passedaway. This was a ...