North Korea : A Country Study

Name: North Korea : A Country Study
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ISBN: 9781598044683

ISBN-10: 1598044680

ISBN-13: 9781598044683

Edition: 5th 2009

Authors: Robert L. Worden, Eric Hooglund

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List price: $30.50
Edition: 5th
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: Claitor's Publishing Division, Incorporated
Publication date: 1/1/2009
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 332
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.386
Language: English

Foreword	p. iii
Acknowledgments	p. v
Preface	p. xiii
Table A. Chronology of Important Events	p. xv
Table B. Metric Conversion Coefficients and Factors	p. xix
Country Profile	p. xxi
Introduction	p. xxix
Historical Setting	p. 1
The Origins Of The Korean Nation	p. 4
The Three Kingdoms Period	p. 6
Paekche	p. 6
Kogury&obreve;	p. 7
Silla	p. 9
Korea under Silla	p. 11
Unification By Kory&obreve;	p. 12
The Chos&obreve;n Dynasty	p. 16
Florescence	p. 16
Dynastic Decline	p. 21
Korea In The Nineteenth-Century World Order	p. 24
Japanese Colonialism, 1910-45	p. 29
The Rise Of Korean Nationalism And Communism	p. 32
National Division In The 1940s	p. 37
Tensions in the 1940s	p. 37
U.S. and Soviet Occupations	p. 39
The Arrival of Kim Il Sung	p. 40
The Establishment of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea	p. 42
The Korean War, 1950-53	p. 43
The Postwar Period	p. 45
The Economy	p. 45
Corporatism and the Chuch'e Idea	p. 49
International Relations	p. 54
North-South Relations In The Twenty-First Century	p. 57
The Society and Its Environment	p. 59
The Physical Environment	p. 61
Topography and Drainage	p. 63
Climate	p. 64
Environmental Factors	p. 65
Population	p. 67
Social Structure And Values	p. 70
Creating a New Society	p. 70
The Cult of Kim Il Sung	p. 71
A Class Society	p. 78
The New Socialist Society	p. 82
The Work Unit as the Basic Social Unit	p. 82
A Thought-Controlled Society	p. 85
The Elite Life in P'y&obreve;ngyang	p. 91
The Privileged Life Beyond Money	p. 94
Daily Life	p. 95
A Society in Crisis	p. 100
A Militarized Society	p. 102
Family Life	p. 104
Children	p. 110
Leisure Activities	p. 113
Religion	p. 115
Education	p. 120
Primary Education	p. 122
Middle School and Beyond	p. 122
Higher Education	p. 123
Health Care	p. 126
The Economy	p. 133
Economic Development, 1940s-90s	p. 135
The Economy after World War II	p. 135
North Korea's Development Strategy	p. 137
Economic Infrastructure Since The Early 1990s	p. 142
Comparisons with South Korea	p. 142
Organization	p. 142
Natural Resources	p. 145
Energy and Power Generation	p. 146
Transportation	p. 147
Forestry and Fishing	p. 150
Telecommunications and the Internet	p. 151
Government Budget	p. 152
Agriculture, The Famine Of 1995-98, And Economic Changes	p. 153
Collapse in the 1990s	p. 153
Causes of the Famine	p. 155
Effects of the Famine	p. 156
Post-Famine Situation	p. 156
Economic Reforms	p. 157
Reform of the Public Distribution System	p. 159
Banking and Finance	p. 162
Legal and Administrative Reforms	p. 163
Special Economic Zones	p. 165
Top-Down Reform Measures	p. 170
Assessment of the Economic Reforms	p. 171
Foreign Economic Relations	p. 173
North-South Relations	p. 174
Sunshine Policy and New Economic Development	p. 174
Kaes&obreve;ng Industrial Venture	p. 176
The Economy In Transition	p. 178
Government and Politics	p. 181
Relationships Among The Government, Party, And Military	p. 187
The Korean Workers' Party	p. 191
The Constitutional Framework	p. 194
The Structure Of Government	p. 196
The Legislature	p. 196
The Executive	p. 199
The Judiciary	p. 201
Local Government	p. 202
Political Ideology	p. 203
The Role of Chuch'e	p. 203
The Origins of Chuch'e	p. 204
Application of Chuch'e in the North Korean State	p. 205
Party Leadership And Elite Recruitment	p. 208
Composition	p. 208
Party Members	p. 209
Party Cadres	p. 210
The Ruling Elite	p. 211
Leadership Succession	p. 211
Mass Organizations	p. 214
The Media	p. 215
Foreign Policy	p. 217
Inter-Korean Affairs	p. 218
China and the Soviet Union/Russia	p. 223
Japan	p. 224
The United States	p. 227
Prospects: The Significance Of Reform	p. 230
National Security	p. 235
Military Heritage	p. 237
National Command Authorities	p. 238
National Defense Organizations	p. 239
National Security Policy Formulation	p. 244
Organization And Equipment Of The Armed Forces	p. 245
General Staff Department	p. 245
Army	p. 247
Special Operations Forces	p. 249
Air Force	p. 252
Navy	p. 253
Reserve Forces	p. 254
Strategic Weapons	p. 257
Officer Corps Professional Education and Training	p. 262
Enlisted Conscription and Training	p. 264
Military Ranks	p. 267
Doctrine, Strategy, And Tactics	p. 269
Defense Industry	p. 270
Internal Security	p. 272
Control System	p. 272
Punishment and the Penal System	p. 273
Judicial and Prosecutorial Systems	p. 275
Ministry of People's Security	p. 276
State Security Department	p. 277
Guard Command	p. 279
Border Security Command and Coastal Security Bureau	p. 279
National Security Prospects	p. 280
Bibliography	p. 283
Glossary	p. 307
Index	p. 313
Contributors	p. 329
Published Country Studies	p. 331
List of Figures
Administrative Divisions of North Korea, 2007	p. xxviii
Korea in the Fifth Century A.D	p. 8
North Korea in Its Asian Setting	p. 36
Topography and Drainage	p. 62
Population by Age and Sex, 2005, and Estimated for 2025	p. 68
Selected Industrial and Mining Activity, 2005	p. 144
Primary Roads and Expressways, 2005	p. 148
Primary Railroads, Ports, and Airports, 2006	p. 149
Special Economic Zones, 2006	p. 166
Party, State, and Government Power, 2006	p. 190
Simplified National Military Command Structure, 2006	p. 240
Deployment of Ground and Naval Forces and Air Wings, 2006	p. 246
Officer Ranks and Insignia, 2007	p. 266
Enlisted Ranks and Insignia, 2007	p. 268
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