North Korea: Another Country

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Depicted as an insular and forbidding police state with an "insane" dictator at its helm, North Korea & mdash;charter member of Bush's "Axis of Evil" & mdash;is a country the U.S. loves to hate. Now the CIA says it possesses nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons, as well as long-range missiles capable of delivering them to America's West Coast. But, as Bruce Cumings demonstrates in this provocative, lively read, the story of the U.S.-Korea conflict is more complex than our leaders or our news media would have us believe. Drawing on his extensive knowledge of Korea, and on declassified governme.;Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter One War Is a Stern Teacher; Chapter Two The Nuclear Crisis: First Act and Sequal; Chapter Three The Legend of Kim Il Sung; Chapter Four Daily Life In North Korea; Chapter Five The World's First Postmodern Dictator; Chapter Six Beyond Good and Evil; Recommended Reading; Notes. Preface Acknowledgments Chapter One War Is a Stern Teacher Chapter Two The Nuclear Crisis: First Act and Sequal Chapter Three The Legend of Kim Il Sung Chapter Four Daily Life In North Korea Chapter Five The World's First Postmodern Dictator Chapter Six Beyond Good and Evil Recommended Reading Notes.