Change and continuity in North Korean politics
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Change and continuity in North Korean politics
(Routledge advances in Korean studies, 36)
Routledge, 2018, c2017
- : pbk
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  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
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Note
First published 2017 (hbk)
Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
In the years since the death of Kim Jong-il and the formal acknowledgement of Kim Jong-un as head of state, the North Korean regime has made a series of moves to further augment and consolidate the ideological foundations of Kimism and cement the young leader's legitimacy. Historical narratives have played a critical, if often unnoticed, role in this process. This book seeks to chronicle these historical changes and continuities.
Continuity and Change in North Korean Politics explores the stable and shifting political, cultural and economic landscapes of North Korea in the era of Kim Jong-un. The contributors deploy a variety of methodologies of analysis focused on the content, narratives and discourses of politics under Kim Jong-un, tracing its historical roots and contemporary practical and conceptual manifestations. Moving beyond most analyses of North Korea's political and institutional ideologies, the book explores uncharted spaces of social and cultural relations, including children's literature, fisheries, grassland reclamation, commemorative culture, and gender. By examining critical moments of change and continuity in the country's past, it builds a holistic analysis of national politics as it is currently deployed and experienced.
Demonstrating how historical, political and cultural narratives continue to be adapted to suit new and challenging circumstances, this book will be of interest to students and scholars of Korean Studies, Korean Politics and Asian Studies.
Table of Contents
Introduction
1. Kim Jong-un Syndrome: North Korean Commemorative Culture and the Succession Process
2. Wrapped in a Fog: On the DPRK Constitution and the Ten Principles
3. Family Tradition: Modern Representation and the Ideal Woman in Kim Jong-un's First Year
4. Kim Jong-un and the Practice of Songun Politics
5. Politics and Pollack: Maritime Developmental Paradigms under the Kims
6. 1967: The Transition to Absolute Autocracy in North Korea
7. Pockets of Efficiency: An Institutional Approach to Economic Reform and Development in North Korea
8. A Hagiography of the Kims & The Childhood of Saints: Kim Jong-il
9. Treasured Swords: Sepho and Environment under the Byungjin Line
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