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The debate in South Korea over the government's engagement policy toward North Korea (the so-called 'sunshine? policy) did not start with Pyongyang's recent admission that it has been secretly pursuing a nuclear weapons program in violation of multiple international commitments. However, the evolution of the debate will be an important determinant of how the South Korean and broader international response to this latest North Korean challenge ultimately ends. Examining the public South Korean debate over dealings with North Korea, this book reviews the relevant historical background, focus in

Korean reunification question (1945- ) --- Kim, Dae Jung, --- Korea (South) --- Korea (North) --- Politics and government --- Foreign relations --- Korean unification question (1945- ) --- Reunification of Korea (1945- ) --- Unification of Korea (1945- ) --- Kim, Tae Chung, --- Kim, Tae-jung, --- Kin, Daichū, --- Kim, Dae-jun, --- Kim, Hugwang, --- Kim, Hu-gwang, --- Jin, Dazhong, --- Chin, Ta-chung, --- 金大中, --- 김 대중, --- 김대중, --- Dae, Jung Kim --- Kim, Tae Chung --- Kim, Tae-jung --- Kin, Daichū --- Kim, Dae-jun --- Kim, Hugwang --- Kim, Hu-gwang --- Jin, Dazhong --- Chin, Ta-chung --- 김대중

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First published in Korean in 2016, Inside North Korea's Theocracy offers a fascinating and rare look at the lives of several of the regime's key leaders. Its primary focus is Jang Song-thaek, a talented and reform-minded member of the political ruling class who was executed in 2013. Jang was the son-in-law of North Korean founder, Kim Il-sung; brother-in-law of its second leader, Kim Jong-il; and uncle to its current leader, Kim Jong-un. The author traces Jang's life from his youth as a brilliant student in Pyongyang to his eventual marriage to Kim Kyong-hui and his rising power as a businessman to, ultimately, his untimely death. In addition to biographical sketches of Jang, his wife, and brother-in-law, Ra Jong-yil provides first-hand impressions of life in North Korea and illuminates the inner workings of its government.

Politicians --- Political persecution --- Political repression --- Repression, Political --- Persecution --- Civil rights --- Statesmen --- History --- Chang, Sŏng-t'aek, --- Kim, Chŏng-il, --- Kim, Kyŏng-hŭi, --- 김 경희, --- Kim, Jong Il, --- Kin, Shōnichi, --- Chin, Cheng-jih, --- Kim, Djeund Il, --- Il, Kim Djeung, --- Ir, Kim Chen, --- Kim, Chen Ir, --- 金正日, --- 金 正日, --- 김 정일, --- 김정일, --- Kaṅʻmʻ, Gyuṃʼī, --- 장 성택, --- 張 成澤, --- Jang, Song-thaek, --- Korea (North) --- Politics and government --- Kim, Jong Il --- Kim Jong Il --- Kim, Djeung Il --- Kim Djeung Il --- Kim, Chŏng-il --- Gim, Jeong-il --- 김, 정일 --- 金, 正日

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Today, the People’s Republic of China is North Korea’s only ally on the world stage, a tightly knit relationship that goes back decades. Both countries portray their partnership as one of “brotherly affection” based on shared political ideals—an alliance “as tight as lips to teeth”—even though relations have deteriorated in recent years due to China’s ascendance and North Korea’s intransigence.In A Misunderstood Friendship, leading diplomatic historians Zhihua Shen and Yafeng Xia draw on previously untapped primary source materials revealing tensions and rivalries to offer a unique account of the China–North Korea relationship. They unravel the twists and turns in high-level diplomacy between China and North Korea from the late 1940s to the death of Mao Zedong in 1976. Through unprecedented access to Chinese government documents, Soviet and Eastern European archives, and in-depth interviews with former Chinese diplomats and North Korean defectors, Shen and Xia reveal that the tensions that currently plague the alliance between the two countries have been present from the very beginning of the relationship. They significantly revise existing narratives of the Korean War, China’s postwar aid to North Korea, Kim Il-sung’s ideological and strategic thinking, North Korea’s relations with the Soviet Union, and the importance of the Sino-U.S. rapprochement, among other issues. A Misunderstood Friendship adds new depth to our understanding of one of the most secretive and significant relationships of the Cold War, with increasing relevance to international affairs today.

Kim, Il-sŏng, --- Mao, Zedong, --- China --- Foreign relations

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Novelists, American --- Janik, Kim. --- Alberts, Laurie --- Alberts, Laurie. --- Relations with men.