North Korea

Bruce Cumings

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English

New Press
30 November 2004

History; Asian history

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.

By: Bruce Cumings
Imprint: New Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 190mm, Width: 132mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 270g
ISBN: 9781565849402
ISBN 10: 156584940X
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 30 November 2004
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Bruce Cumings is the author of Parallax Visions: Making Sense of American-East Asian Relations, Korea's Place in the Sun: A Modern History, War and Television, and the two-volume study, The Origins of the Korean War.

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In the battle to open closed Western minds, this tart and witty broadside makes an excellent start. And in chronicling the dire results of an earlier imperial interference, it's full of omens for the current one in Iraq. - The Financial Times

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