Dynasty
eBook - ePub

Dynasty

The Hereditary Succession Politics of North Korea

  1. 341 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Dynasty

The Hereditary Succession Politics of North Korea

About this book

Scholar and senior journalist Kim Hakjoon provides a timely analysis of the rise of the Kim Il Sung family dynasty and the politics of leadership succession in Pyongyang, including Kim Jong Il's death and the advent of his son Kim Jong Un. Drawing on official North Korean statements and leaked confidential documents, journalistic accounts, and defector reports, the book synthesizes virtually all that is known about the secretive family and how it operates within a bizarre governing system. Particularly valuable for a Western audience is the author's extensive use of South Korean studies of the Kim family, many of which have not been translated into English. Dynasty is insightful reading for officials, journalists, scholars, and students interested in the Korean Peninsula and its prospects.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Tables and Figure
  6. Abbreviations
  7. Foreword and Acknowledgments
  8. 1 Introduction
  9. 2 The Rise of Kim Il Sung, 1931–67: From Guerrilla Leader to the DPRK’s “Unitary Leader”
  10. 3 Kim Jong Il’s Rise to Succession, 1967–80
  11. 4 Joint Regime of the Two Kims, 1981–94
  12. 5 Kim Jong Il’s Unitary Leadership from His Father’s Death to the Initial Decision to Designate a Successor, 1994–2002
  13. 6 Kim Jong Il’s Designation of Kim Jong Un As His Successor, 2002–11
  14. 7 The Death of Kim Jong Il and Advent of Kim Jong Un’s Leadership, 2011–14
  15. 8 What Does the Future Hold for Kim Jong Un?
  16. Index