| Acknowledgments |
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| Introduction |
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| Transcription |
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Chapter 1 The Society Kim II Sung Built and How He Did It |
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1 | (74) |
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1 | (8) |
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9 | (6) |
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Between Moscow and Beijing: The Foreign Policy of Kim Il Sung's North Korea |
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15 | (12) |
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27 | (7) |
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34 | (11) |
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45 | (5) |
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The World According to Kim Il Sung |
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50 | (11) |
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The Silver Lining in a Social Disaster |
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61 | (6) |
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The Birth of Juche, the Rise of the Son, and the Slow-Motion Demise of a Hyper-Stalinist Economy |
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67 | (8) |
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Chapter 2 Two Decades of Crisis |
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75 | (34) |
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And Then the World Changed |
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75 | (7) |
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82 | (6) |
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88 | (6) |
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Taking the Exit Option: Not an Exodus Yet, But |
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94 | (3) |
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Arrival in Paradise, aka Capitalist Hell |
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97 | (5) |
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102 | (7) |
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Chapter 3 The Logic of Survival (Domestically) |
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109 | (36) |
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Reform as Collective Political Suicide |
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109 | (10) |
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Putting the Genie Back in the Bottle: (Not-So-Successful) Crackdowns on Market Activity |
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119 | (7) |
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A Disaster That Almost Happened: The Currency Reform of 2009 |
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126 | (6) |
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The Belated Rise of a "New Star General" |
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132 | (3) |
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The Sudden Beginning of a New Era |
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135 | (10) |
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Chapter 4 Survival Diplomacy |
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145 | (58) |
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146 | (4) |
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150 | (7) |
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Meanwhile, in South Korea... (the Rise of 386ers and Its Consequences) |
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157 | (5) |
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162 | (10) |
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172 | (7) |
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179 | (9) |
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Interlude The Contours of a Future: What Might Happen to North Korea in the Next Two Decades |
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187 | (1) |
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Why North Korea Is Likely to Continue for a While (But Not Forever) |
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188 | (3) |
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Contours of a Coming Crisis |
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191 | (5) |
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Stability Will Return, but How? |
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196 | (7) |
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Chapter 5 What to Do about the North? |
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203 | (30) |
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Why the Sticks Are Not Big Enough |
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203 | (5) |
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Why the Carrots Are Not Sweet Enough (and Why "Strategic Patience" Is Not a Great Idea, Either) |
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208 | (4) |
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212 | (5) |
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The Hidden Benefits of Engagement |
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217 | (8) |
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225 | (3) |
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Why They Matter: Working with the Refugees in South Korea |
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228 | (5) |
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Chapter 6 Being Ready for What We Wish For |
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233 | (24) |
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234 | (9) |
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A Provisional Confederation as the Least Unacceptable Solution |
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243 | (9) |
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Something about Painkillers |
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252 | (5) |
| Conclusion |
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257 | (4) |
| Notes |
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261 | (10) |
| Index |
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