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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... tothe understanding ofan opaque and difficult regime. It will be of interest for upperlevel undergraduates, postgraduates,and academics interested in North Korean politics,andalso those inPolitical Theory. JaeCheon Lim is a researcher ...
... tothe following question: Why, unlike theSoviet Union and other East Europeancountries, did NorthKorea not collapse ... to the questionby discussing the role of KimJongIl in upholding the regime. Leadershipisarelationship between a ...
... to the senior Kim. This period waspreparatory tohis becoming the successor. It examines whatthe NorthKorean leadership wantedhim ... tothe present. Inthis chapter,I will examine the significance ofKim IlSung's death, what Kim Jong Il has ...
... tothe Sungsil MiddleSchool, whichwas an Americanmission school. His mother's father, Kang Tonuk, was a church presbyter. In his memoirs, Kim Il Sung said he used to go to church with his mother. In 1919, Kim's family moved to Manchuria ...
... tothe position of commander ofthe Second Directional Army, taking charge of Jiandao Province. Many of his seniorsand ... to the harsh conditions ofguerrilla life. Accoring to Adrian Buzo, this 'guerrilla life instilled in him the habits ...