North Korea Under Communism: Report of an Envoy to ParadiseAfter the collapse of the Soviet world North Korea has continued alone on the rigid communist way, in spite of its economic consequences that have led the state beyond ruin - to famine. What are the reasons behind this peculiar choice of direction? Why did the leaders in Pyongyang pursue a policy abandoned not only by the Soviet Union but also by China and Vietnam? The author of this book spent three years as Head of the Embassy of Sweden in Pyongyang - which, until a few years ago, was the only Western embassy in North Korea. His unique experiences are related with descriptions of day-to-day life and with analyses of economic, political and ideological conditions. A picture is drawn of a society and a political order that defy both human nature and common sense. |
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المحتويات
Carnival in Pyongyang | 95 |
1988a year of afflictions | 99 |
an assessment of the situation in 1988 | 105 |
The ideological issue | 109 |
an attempt at orientation | 119 |
Kim II Sungs Marxism | 129 |
As long as the game goes on | 135 |
A summary of the doctrines of Marx and Engels | 151 |
the theories are confronted with the practice | 161 |
theory subordinated to practice | 169 |
The road to ruin | 183 |
Bibliography | 191 |
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عبارات ومصطلحات مألوفة
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معلومات المراجع
| العنوان | North Korea Under Communism: Report of an Envoy to Paradise |
| المؤلف | Erik Cornell |
| الناشر | Psychology Press, 2002 |
| رقم ISBN (الرقم الدولي المعياري للكتاب) | 0700716971, 9780700716975 |
| عدد الصفحات | 196 من الصفحات |
| تصدير الاقتباس | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |