{"product_id":"north-korea-state-of-paranoia-9781783605736","title":"North Korea: State of Paranoia","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNorth Korea continues to make headlines, arousing curiosity and fear in equal measure. The world’s most secretive nuclear power, it still has Gulag-style prison camps, allows no access to the Internet and bans its people from talking to foreigners without official approval. In this remarkable and eye-opening book, internationally best-selling author Paul French examines in forensic detail the history and politics of North Korea, Pyongyang’s complex relations with South Korea, Japan, China and America, and the implications of Kim Jong-un’s increasingly belligerent leadership following the death of his father, Kim Jong-il.  As an already unstable North Korea grows ever more unpredictable, antagonizing enemies and allies alike, \u003ci\u003eNorth Korea: State of Paranoia\u003c\/i\u003e delivers a provocative and frightening account of a potentially explosive nuclear tripwire.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt is refreshing to find an author who analyses North Korea's tumultuous history, regional context and difficult relations with its allies. * South China Morning Post *\u003cbr\u003eThis is the most accessible starting point for anyone wanting to understand the hermit kingdom. * Kerry Brown, professor and director, China Studies Centre, University of Sydney *\u003cbr\u003eFascinating ... highly readable. * Daily Telegraph *\u003cbr\u003eIf much reporting on North Korea is hysterical, French has gone the other way ... [a book] written with a brisk confidence. * Financial Times *\u003cbr\u003eAn admirably clear and calm survey of one of the hardest countries in the world to report on. * The Guardian *\u003cbr\u003eHighly readable ... a solid overview of the country’s modern history and how it became a failed state. * Wall Street Journal *\u003cbr\u003ePaul French writes with wit, eloquence and rare clarity about the complicated history of North Korea. * Barbara Demick, author of Nothing to Envy: Real Lives in North Korea *\u003cbr\u003eAn excellent introduction to the history and politics of North Korea. * Hyeonseo Lee, North Korean defector *\u003cbr\u003eThis clear-eyed overview to North Korea’s modern history is packed full of fascinating detail. * Louisa Lim, Beijing correspondent, NPR *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eForeword: The Myth and the Reality of the State of Paranoia    Introduction: The Paranoid Peninsula    Part I: The Juche Nation: Beloved Leaders, Brilliant Thoughts, Power Cuts and Empty Shelves    1. A Normal Day in Pyongyang    2. The Juche State: Political Theory in North Korea    3. The Revolutionary Dynasty: Leadership in North Korea     Part II: The Economics of North Korea: Chollima, Speed Battles, Collapse and Famine    4. Economics Pyongyang Style: Command and Control    5. The Worst of Times: Food, Famine and the Arduous March    6. The Start of a Sort of Reform: Change and Regime Survival    7. The Reality of Reform: A Case Study of Sinuiju     Part III: Diplomacy and Military: Foreign Relations, Nuclear Crisis and Self-Defence    8. Don't Poke the Snake: US-DPRK relations    9. Nuclear Ambitions Revealed: Bluster, Brinkmanship or Battle?    10. 'Military First' Emerges     Part IV: Change, Collapse and Reunification    11. One Korea: The Dream of Reunification    12. Kim3: The Dynasty Continues    13. How Will the Story End?     Conclusion: Still the World's Most Dangerous Tripwire","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53190531711319,"sku":"9781783605736","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/north-korea-state-of-paranoia-9781783605736","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}