| North Korea: Another Country Contributor(s): Cumings, Bruce (Author) |
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ISBN: 156584873X ISBN-13: 9781565848733 Publisher: New Press OUR PRICE: $22.46 Product Type: Hardcover Published: November 2003 Annotation: America's leading authority on Korea, author of "Korea's Place in the Sun," now provides a timely and nuanced look at US-Korean relations. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | International Relations - General - History | Asia - Korea |
| Dewey: 951.930 |
| LCCN: 2003060586 |
| Physical Information: 0.98" H x 5.36" W x 7.96" (0.85 lbs) 241 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Asian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Depicted as an insular and forbidding police state with an insane dictator at its helm, North Korea--charter member of Bush's Axis of Evil--is a country the U.S. loves to hate. Now the CIA says it possesses nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons, as well as long-range missiles capable of delivering them to America's West Coast. But, as Bruce Cumings demonstrates in this provocative, lively read, the story of the U.S.-Korea conflict is more complex than our leaders or our news media would have us believe. Drawing on his extensive knowledge of Korea, and on declassified government reports, Cumings traces that story, from the brutal Korean War to the present crisis. Harboring no illusions regarding the totalitarian Kim Jong Il regime, Cumings nonetheless insists on a more nuanced approach. The result is both a counter-narrative to the official U.S. and North Korean versions and a fascinating portrayal of North Korea, a country that suffers through foreign invasions, natural disasters, and its own internal contradictions, yet somehow continues to survive. |