Title:
The great successor : the divinely perfect destiny of brilliant Comrade Kim Jong Un
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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".
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Language:
English
