The great successor : the divinely perfect destiny of brilliant Comrade Kim Jong Un
Fifield, Anna2019
Book
"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."--Book jacket.
Main title:
Author:
Fifield, Anna, author
Imprint:
London : Johm Murray, 2019.©2019
Collation:
[xvii], 308 pages : map, genealogical table ; 24 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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".
ISBN:
9781529387230 (trade paperback)
Dewey class:
951.93052092B951.93052
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
352550