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Throughout the 1990s, North Korea has operated under a skeptical international eye, due largely to the country's rigorous self-imposed isolation, its on-going confrontation with South Korea, a controversial nuclear arms program, and the near-total collapse of its economy. North Korea's leaders have chosen to face the world with its Stalinist politi

This fully updated fourth edition of The Making of Modern Korea provides a thorough, balanced, and engaging history of Korea from 1876 to the present day. The text is unique in analysing domestic developments in the two Koreas in the wider context of regional and international affairs. Key features of the book include: comprehensive coverage of modern Korean history since 1876expanded coverage of social and cultural affairsup-to-date analysis of contemporary North Korea, including assessments of the Kim Jong Un administration and development of its nuclear weapons programmea detailed chronology and suggestions for further readingThe Making of Modern Korea is a valuable one-volume resource for students of modern Korean history, international politics, and Asian Studies.

This fully updated fourth edition of The Making of Modern Korea provides a thorough, balanced, and engaging history of Korea from 1876 to the present day. The text is unique in analysing domestic developments in the two Koreas in the wider context of regional and international affairs. Key features of the book include: comprehensive coverage of modern Korean history since 1876expanded coverage of social and cultural affairsup-to-date analysis of contemporary North Korea, including assessments of the Kim Jong Un administration and development of its nuclear weapons programmea detailed chronology and suggestions for further readingThe Making of Modern Korea is a valuable one-volume resource for students of modern Korean history, international politics, and Asian Studies.

Politics and Leadership in North Korea, now fully updated in this second edition, presents an accessible and comprehensive account of North Korea's political, economic and foreign policies since its creation in 1945. Moving away from media representations of North Korea as dangerously erratic and dysfunctional, Adrian Buzo provides a thorough analysis of Kim Il Sung’s vision for the DPRK and demonstrates the consistency of the successive leaderships’ approach to politics, economics and international affairs. This second edition has been fully revised and takes into account all the important events of the last fifteen years in North Korea, such as: • endemic food shortages;• the steady growth of military emphasis in both politics and ideology;• the acquisition and continued development of nuclear capabilities;• the implementation and eventual failure of South Korea’s ‘sunshine policy’;• the growth of private enterprise and a consumer economy.As such, it will continue to be an essential resource for students of North Korea, East Asian Politics and International Politics.

Politics and Leadership in North Korea, now fully updated in this second edition, presents an accessible and comprehensive account of North Korea's political, economic and foreign policies since its creation in 1945. Moving away from media representations of North Korea as dangerously erratic and dysfunctional, Adrian Buzo provides a thorough analysis of Kim Il Sung’s vision for the DPRK and demonstrates the consistency of the successive leaderships’ approach to politics, economics and international affairs. This second edition has been fully revised and takes into account all the important events of the last fifteen years in North Korea, such as: • endemic food shortages;• the steady growth of military emphasis in both politics and ideology;• the acquisition and continued development of nuclear capabilities;• the implementation and eventual failure of South Korea’s ‘sunshine policy’;• the growth of private enterprise and a consumer economy.As such, it will continue to be an essential resource for students of North Korea, East Asian Politics and International Politics.