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Under the loving care of the fatherly leader : North Korea and the Kim dynasty / Bradley K. Martin.

by Martin, Bradley K.

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New York : Thomas Dunne Books, St. Martin's Griffin, c2006.

Kim, Chŏng-il, 1942-2011

Kim, Il-sŏng, 1912-1994

Heads of state -- Korea (North) -- Biography.

Korea (North) -- Politics and government.

0312323220 (pbk.)

9780312323226 (pbk.) :

xiv, 876 pages, [16] pages of plates ; 24 cm

"Subsisting on a diet short on food grains and long on lies, North Koreans have been indoctrinated from infancy to follow fanatically the despots Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il. Under the Loving Care of the Fatherly Leader lifts North Korea's curtain of self-imposed isolation to offer in-depth portraits of its Orwellian leaders, taking readers inside a society that might seem to be from another planet." "This book is already being hailed as an Asian studies classic, rigorously researched and spellbinding in its storytelling. The chief U.S. envoy was photographed carrying his personal copy as he prepared to negotiate an end to Pyongyang's nuclear weapons program. Now revised and expanded for the paperback, Under the Loving Care of the Fatherly Leader for many years to come will define a Spartan, stubbornly enigmatic society. Book jacket."--Jacket.

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