The great successor : the divinely perfect destiny of brilliant Comrade Kim Jong Un
Title
:
The great successor : the divinely perfect destiny of brilliant Comrade Kim Jong Un
Author
:
Fifield, Anna, author.
Edition
:
First edition.
Publication Date
:
2019
Publication Information
:
New York, NY : PublicAffairs, 2019.
©2019
Physical Description
:
xiv, 308 pages : map, genealogical table ; 25 cm
ISBN
:
9781541742482
9781541724433
Abstract
:
Skeptical yet insightful, Fifield creates a captivating portrait of the oddest and most secretive political regime in the world--one that is isolated yet internationally relevant, bankrupt yet in possession of nuclear weapons--and its ruler, the self-proclaimed Beloved and Respected Leader, Kim Jong Un.
Contents
:
The apprenticeship -- The beginning -- Living with the imperialists -- Anonymous in Switzerland -- Dictatorship 101 -- The consolidation -- A third Kim at the helm -- No more belt tightening -- Better to be feared than loved -- Goodbye, Uncle -- The elites of Pyonghattan -- Millennials and modernity -- Playing ball with the "jackals" -- The confidence -- Party time -- The unwanted brother -- The treasured sword -- The charm offensive -- Talking with the "jackals".
Personal Subject
:
Kim, Chŏng-ŭn, 1984-
Subject Term
:
Dictators -- Korea (North) -- Biography.
Geographic Term
:
Korea (North) -- Politics and government -- 2011-
Genre
:
Biographies.
Language
:
English
| Library | Material Type | Shelf Location | Shelf Number | Item Barcode | Status |
|---|
| Saanich Centennial Branch | Adult non-fiction book | Nonfiction | 923.15193 KIM | 39066038873580 | Nonfiction |
| Central Branch | Adult non-fiction book | Nonfiction | 923.15193 KIM | 39066039565292 | Nonfiction |