Talking to North Korea - James Glyn Ford

Talking to North Korea

Ending the Nuclear Standoff

(Autor)

Buch | Softcover
320 Seiten
2018
Pluto Press (Verlag)
978-0-7453-3785-2 (ISBN)
21,15 inkl. MwSt
There are many roads to war, but only one path to peace in North Korea
Despite recent attempts at 'negotiation', the attitudes of both Kim Jong-un's regime and the West seem unchanged. North Korea is still shrouded in mystery, and there are no clear plans for the future... Can we trust either side to bring about peace? And if so, how?



This provocative insider's account blasts apart the myths which paint North Korea as a rogue state run by a mad leader. Informed by extraordinary access to the country's leadership, Glyn Ford investigates the regime from the inside, providing game-changing insights, which Trump and his administration have failed to do. Acknowledging that North Korea is a deeply flawed and repressive state, he nonetheless shows that sections of the leadership are desperate to modernise and end their isolation.



With chapters on recent developments including the Trump / Kim summit, Ford supports a dialogue between East and West, whilst also criticising Trump's facile attempts. Talking to North Korea provides a road map for averting a war in North East Asia that would threaten the lives of millions.

Glyn Ford is Director of Track2Asia, a representative on Labour's National Policy Forum and a member of the Labour Party's International Committee. He is the author of Talking to North Korea (Pluto, 2018) and North Korea on the Brink (Pluto, 2007). He has visited North Korea almost 50 times as an MEP amongst other professional capacities.

List of Figures and Tables


Map of North Korea


Country Leaders, 1990-2018


Chronology Since 1900


Acknowledgements


Note on Asian Names


Preface


1. Introduction: The Pyongyang Paradox


Part I: Roots of the Present Crisis: Understanding North Korea’s History


2. Drawing the Iron Curtain


3. Kim’s Korea


4. Famine, Markets, Refugees and Human Rights: The Kim Jong II Era


Part II: Continuity and Change


5. Kim Jong Un


6. Daily Life in North Korea


Part III: The Diplomatic Stage


7. The Nuclear Factor


8. Foreign Affairs: Between Rapprochement and Standoff


9. Conclusion: After Singapore


Notes


Bibliography and Further Reading


Index

Erscheinungsdatum
Zusatzinfo 1 Maps; 2 Figures; 34 Halftones, black and white
Verlagsort London
Sprache englisch
Maße 129 x 198 mm
Gewicht 301 g
Themenwelt Natur / Technik Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe Militärfahrzeuge / -flugzeuge / -schiffe
Sozialwissenschaften Politik / Verwaltung Europäische / Internationale Politik
Sozialwissenschaften Politik / Verwaltung Politische Systeme
Sozialwissenschaften Politik / Verwaltung Staat / Verwaltung
ISBN-10 0-7453-3785-6 / 0745337856
ISBN-13 978-0-7453-3785-2 / 9780745337852
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