korea (north)

Explorer offers a comprehensive look at the most reclusive member of the Axis of Evil, from the tense world of the Demilitarized Zone to the surreal life of the Dear Leader Kim Jong II.

Contents: Chapter 1: Is North Korea a threat?; Chapter 2: What is the State of Democracy and Human Rights in North and South Korea?; Chapter 3: What should U.S. Foreign Policy be toward North and South Korea?; Chapter 4: What is the future of North and South Korea?.

Discusses the media's portrayal of North Korea as an irrational regime and assesses the historical and current American policy efforts to stop nuclear proliferation in North Korea.

Examines how North Korea's Kim Jong Il made himself into a living god, imposing a reign of terror across the country, destroying its national resources, and isolating himself and North Korea from the rest of the world.

"Offers an insider's analysis of developments on the Korean peninsula and how North Korea was able to develop nuclear weapons. Provides a first-hand account of how the Six-Party Talks were initiated, with a step-by-step review of each round of negotiations, detailing the national interests of the key players"--Provided by publisher.

Follows the lives of six North Korean citizens over fifteen years, bringing to life what it means to live under a repressive totalitarian regime that is, by choice, not connected to the Internet, where displays of affection are punished, informants are rewarded, and an offhand remark can send a person to the gulag for life.

Readers will explore the long history of Korea, its split, and how North Korea and South Korea continue to remain divided.

Surveys the geography, history, economy, foreign relations, people, and culture of North Korea.

Offers a brief overview of the life and rule of Kim Il Sung, the ruler of North Korea who was responsible for starting a war that brought the world to the brink of nuclear holocaust.

Recounts the events surrounding Jimmy Carter's intervention in the 1994 North Korean nuclear crisis, describing how Carter's talks with North Korean dictator Kim Il Sung helped break the diplomatic deadlock between the dictator and the Clinton administration and stop the North Korea plutonium-based nuclear program.