Under the Loving Care of the Fatherly Leader: North Korea and the Kim Dynasty
Description
This comprehensive and meticulously researched account traces the rise and consolidation of power within North Korea's Kim dynasty, from Kim Il-sung's establishment of the totalitarian state through Kim Jong-il's rule. Bradley K. Martin draws on extensive interviews with defectors, diplomats, and former intelligence officials to construct a detailed narrative of how the regime maintained absolute control through propaganda, personality cults, and systematic repression. The book explores the ideological foundations of Juche (self-reliance), the mechanisms of state surveillance and indoctrination, and the devastating human costs of the regime's policies, including widespread famine and political imprisonment. Martin's investigative journalism reveals the inner workings of one of the world's most secretive and authoritarian governments, offering crucial insights into how the Kim family transformed North Korea into a dynastic dictatorship. A landmark work of political analysis and historical documentation, this book remains essential reading for understanding one of the twenty-first century's most pressing geopolitical challenges.
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paperback
St. Martin's Griffin
Published Jan 10, 2006
896 pages
ISBN: 9780312323226
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First Published
2004
Language
eng
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