| Description |
xv, 274 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
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regular print |
| Series |
Hawaiʻi studies on Korea |
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Hawaiʻi studies on Korea.
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| Contents |
1. Background: North Korea and the North korean leadership in the mid-1950s -- 2. 1955: the Soviet faction under attack -- 3. The third KWP congress -- 4. The conspiracy -- 5. The August group' before August: members, goals, methods, and connections -- 6. The August plenum -- 7. The Soviet-Chinese delegation and the September Plenum -- 8. The purges -- 9. North Korea changes course -- 10 The inception of the 'guerrilla state 11. Conclusion. the reasons for the failure: the -- Opposition, Kim Il Song, and the North Korean ruling elite in the |
| Summary |
"North Korea remains the most mysterious of all Communist countries, and the acute shortage of available sources has made it a difficult subject of scholarship. Through his access to Soviet archival material made available only a decade ago, contemporary North Korean press accounts, and personal interviews, Andrei Lankov presents for the first time a detailed look at one of the turning points in North Korean history: the country's unsuccessful attempts to de-Stalinize in the mid-1950s. He demonstrates that, contrary to common perception, North Korea was not a realm of undisturbed Stalinism; Kim Il Song had to deal with a reformist opposition that was weak but present nevertheless." "Researched and cogently argued, Crisis in North Korea is a must-read for students and scholars of Korea and anyone interested in political leadership and personality cults, regime transition, and communist politics."--BOOK JACKET |
| Notes |
Formerly CIP. Uk |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-265) and index |
| Subject |
Communism -- History.
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| SUBJECT |
Korea (North) -- History. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008115741
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Korea (North) -- Politics and government. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2007005687
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| LC no. |
2004018509 |
| ISBN |
0824828097 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
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