North Korea: State of Paranoia (Paperback)

Foreword: The Myth and the Reality of the State of Paranoia Introduction: the paranoid peninsula Part I - The Juche nation: beloved leaders, brilliant thoughts, power cuts and empty shelves 1. A normal day in Pyongyang 2. The Juche state: political theory in North Korea 3. The revolutionary dynasty: leadership in North Korea Part II - The economics of North Korea: Chollima, speed battles, collapse and famine 4. Economics Pyongyang style: command and control 5. The worst of times: food, famine and the arduous march 6. The start of a sort of reform: change and regime survival 7. The reality of reform: a case study of Sinuiju Part III - Diplomacy and military: foreign relations, nuclear crisis and self-defence 8. Don't poke the snake: US-DPRK relations 9. Nuclear ambitions revealed: bluster, brinkmanship or battle? 10. 'Military First' emerges Part IV - Change, collapse and reunification 11. One Korea: the dream of reunification 12. Kim3: the dynasty continues 13. How will the story end? Conclusion: still the world's most dangerous tripwire