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Kim Il Sung - (Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia Un) by Dae-Sook Suh (Paperback)
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Highlights
- This book is especially important now with Kim Il Sung's death, the ending of the nuclear crisis between North Korea and the United States, and the obscured emergence of a successor regime ostensibly headed by Kim Il Jong, Sung's son.
- About the Author: Dae-Sook Suh is the director of the Center for Korean Studies at the University of Hawaii.
- 443 Pages
- History, Asia
- Series Name: Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia Un
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About the Book
"This book investigates the impact of Kim Il Sung on the history and politics of North Korea and what his death means for the future of the country and its relations with the rest of the world."--Book Synopsis
This book is especially important now with Kim Il Sung's death, the ending of the nuclear crisis between North Korea and the United States, and the obscured emergence of a successor regime ostensibly headed by Kim Il Jong, Sung's son. Suh's book investigates the impact of Kim Il Sung on the history and politics of North Korea and what his death will mean for the future of the country and its relations with the rest of the world.Review Quotes
Dae-Sook Suh... has to be commended for a thoroughly-researched study of the first North Korean president Il Sum King. Suh has produced a first rate historical study of the North Korean leader, his life and his politics.-- "Korean Quarterly"
Necessary background for our understadning of this mystic leader and the regime that he built...a major conribution to scholarship and essential reading for anyuone intersted in contemporary Korea.-- "Journal of Asian Studies"
About the Author
Dae-Sook Suh is the director of the Center for Korean Studies at the University of Hawaii.Dimensions (Overall): 9.1 Inches (H) x 6.0 Inches (W) x .96 Inches (D)
Weight: 1.43 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 443
Series Title: Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia Un
Genre: History
Sub-Genre: Asia
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Theme: Korea
Format: Paperback
Author: Dae-Sook Suh
Language: English
Street Date: May 25, 1995
TCIN: 91092064
UPC: 9780231065733
Item Number (DPCI): 247-27-9702
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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