North Korea : The Struggle Against American Power.

Intro -- Contents -- List of Maps, Figures and Tables -- Timelines -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Introduction to Part I: Time and Place, from Past to Present -- The Roots of Modern Korea: From Tangun to Liberation -- Years of Struggle, Years of Hope: Korean War to First Nuclear Crisis -- Creation of the Agreed Framework and the Flowering of Détente -- Crisis Reignited: Economic Reform, Regional Accord, Washington Discord -- Introduction to Part II -- The Human Rights Record: Complexities, Causes, Solutions -- Drugs and Generals: Some Surprising Facts on Narcotics, Missiles, Terrorism and Military Confrontation -- The Nuclear Confrontation -- 8 On the Precipice: Options, Positions and Dangers at the Start of the Second Bush Administration -- Appendix I Economic Statistics -- Appendix II Armed Forces, Military Expenditure and Exports -- Appendix III Documentary Sources -- Appendix IV A Timeline of Nuclear and Missile Issues and Activities -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.

This book demystifies North Korea by looking beyond the 'axis of evil' label.

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