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Inside North Korea's Theocracy: The Rise and Sudden Fall of Jang Song-thaek

Inside North Korea's Theocracy: The Rise and Sudden Fall of Jang Song-thaek

Park, Jinna
Jong-Yil, Ra

Paperback

Political BiographiesKorean History

ISBN10: 1438473729
ISBN13: 9781438473727
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Published: May 1 2019
Pages: 216
Weight: 0.70
Height: 0.60 Width: 5.90 Depth: 8.90
Language: English

Offers biographical accounts of several of North Korea's leaders to illuminate the inner workings of its government.

First published in Korean in 2016, Inside North Korea's Theocracy offers a fascinating and rare look at the lives of several of the regime's key leaders. Its primary focus is Jang Song-thaek, a talented and reform-minded member of the political ruling class who was executed in 2013. Jang was the son-in-law of North Korean founder, Kim Il-sung; brother-in-law of its second leader, Kim Jong-il; and uncle to its current leader, Kim Jong-un. The author traces Jang's life from his youth as a brilliant student in Pyongyang to his eventual marriage to Kim Kyong-hui and his rising power as a businessman to, ultimately, his untimely death. In addition to biographical sketches of Jang, his wife, and brother-in-law, Ra Jong-yil provides first-hand impressions of life in North Korea and illuminates the inner workings of its government.

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