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The great successor : the divinely perfect destiny of brilliant Comrade Kim Jong Un / Anna Fifield.
"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.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781541742482
- ISBN: 1541742486
- Physical Description: xiv, 308 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : PublicAffairs, 2019.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-299) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | 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". |
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| Subject: | Kim, Chng-n, 1984- Dictators > Korea (North) > Biography. Korea (North) > Politics and government > 2011- |
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Summary:
"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.
