{"product_id":"crisis-in-korea-9780745331621","title":"Crisis in Korea","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBalanced and deeply informed study of the increasingly volatile relations between North and South Korea\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eForeword\u003cbr\u003e  PART I: KOREA BETWEEN THE DECLINE OF AMERICA AND THE RISE OF CHINA\u003cbr\u003e  Preface\u003cbr\u003e  1. Imperialism, Nationalism, the Division and Reunification of Korea\u003cbr\u003e  2. Korea and the Postcolonial World\u003cbr\u003e  3. The Collapse of the Soviet Union and North Korea's Arduous March\u003cbr\u003e  4. The Rise of China and the Decline of America\u003cbr\u003e  5. Obama’s Strategic Paralysis \u003cbr\u003e  PART II: BUILDUP TO CRISIS: THE CHEONAN INCIDENT AND ITS CONSEQUENCES \u003cbr\u003e  Preface\u003cbr\u003e  6. The Mysterious Sinking of the Cheonan, and the Official Investigation\u003cbr\u003e  7. Cheonan Incident: From ‘Smoking Gun’ to Rusty Torpedo\u003cbr\u003e  PART III: COLLAPSE AND TAKEOVER\u003cbr\u003e  8. Scenario Building: Failed Succession and Collapse\u003cbr\u003e  9. The Northern Limit Line: Keeping the War Alive\u003cbr\u003e  10. Military Exercises: Precipitating Collapse, Preparing for Invasion\u003cbr\u003e  11. The Siege: Sanctions, their Role and Effect\u003cbr\u003e  12. The Costs and Consequences of Invasion\u003cbr\u003e  13. The China Factor – into the Abyss?\u003cbr\u003e  Appendices (online)\u003cbr\u003e  Notes \u003cbr\u003e  Index","brand":"Pluto Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51018400792919,"sku":"9780745331621","price":25.64,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780745331621.jpg?v=1750776728","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/crisis-in-korea-9780745331621","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}