TY - BOOK ID - 4783781 TI - The real North-Korea: life and politics in the failed stalinist utopia PY - 2013 SN - 9780199964291 0199964297 0199390037 0199975841 0199964300 1299456804 9780199390038 9780199964307 9781299456808 9780199975846 PB - New York Oxford University Press DB - UniCat KW - REFORMS -- 930.3 KW - K9300.90 KW - K9500.90 KW - K9560 KW - Korea: Social sciences -- social and cultural history -- North Korea (1945- ) KW - Korea: Politics -- history -- North Korea (1945- ) KW - Korea: International politics, law and relations of North Korea -- general, world and transregional KW - Korea (North) KW - Korean People's Republic KW - People's Democratic Republic of Korea KW - Koreĭskai︠a︡ Narodno-Demokraticheskai︠a︡ Respublika KW - Korea (North Korean Government) KW - Democratic People's Republic of Korea KW - North Korea KW - KNDR KW - Chʻao-hsien min chu chu i jen min kung ho kuo KW - Koreai Népi Demokratikus Köztársaság KW - Korea (Democratic People's Republic) KW - K.N.D.R. KW - K.R.L.D. KW - Korea (People's Democratic Republic) KW - Korean People's Democratic Republic KW - Chōsen Minshu Shugi Jinmin Kyōwakoku KW - Chosŏn Minjujuŭi Inmin Konghwaguk KW - KRLD KW - Koreańska Republika Ludowo-Demokratyczna KW - Kūriyā al-Dīmuqrāṭīyah KW - D.P.R.K. KW - DPRK KW - Corée du Nord KW - República Popular Democrática de Corea KW - Corea (North) KW - North Korean Interim Government KW - Chosun Minchu-chui Inmin Konghwa-guk KW - Foreign relations. KW - Politics and government KW - Politique et gouvernement KW - Relations extérieures KW - Korea KW - Politiek KW - Buitenlandse politiek KW - Communisme KW - Ideologieën KW - Chaoxian minzhu zhuyi renmin gongheguo KW - 朝鲜民主主义人民共和国 KW - Ideologie KW - Maatschappij KW - Film KW - K9190 KW - Korea: History -- North Korea (1945- ) KW - International relations. KW - Coexistence KW - Foreign affairs KW - Foreign policy KW - Foreign relations KW - Global governance KW - Interdependence of nations KW - International affairs KW - Peaceful coexistence KW - World order KW - National security KW - Sovereignty KW - World politics UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:4783781 AB - Andrei Lankov has gone where few outsiders have ever been. A native of the former Soviet Union, he lived as an exchange student in North Korea in the 1980s. He has studied it for his entire career, using his fluency in Korean and personal contacts to build a rich, nuanced understanding. In The Real North Korea, Lankov substitutes cold, clear analysis for the overheated rhetoric surrounding this opaque police state. After providing an accessible history of the nation, he turns his focus to what North Korea is, what its leadership thinks, and how its people cope with living in such an oppressive and poor place. He argues that North Korea is not irrational, and nothing shows this better than its continuing survival against all odds. A living political fossil, it clings to existence in the face of limited resources and a zombie economy, manipulating great powers despite its weakness. Its leaders are not ideological zealots or madmen, but perhaps the best practitioners of Machiavellian politics that can be found in the modern world. Even though they preside over a failed state, they have successfully used diplomacy-including nuclear threats-to extract support from other nations. But while the people in charge have been ruthless and successful in holding on to power, Lankov goes on to argue that this cannot continue forever, since the old system is slowly falling apart. In the long run, with or without reform, the regime is unsustainable. Lankov contends that reforms, if attempted, will trigger a dramatic implosion of the regime. They will not prolong its existence.Based on vast expertise, this book reveals how average North Koreans live, how their leaders rule, and how both survive.Bron : http://global.oup.com ER -