North Korea
State of Paranoia
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Published:15th Aug '15
Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back
A gripping and provocative account of one of the world’s most secretive countries.
North Korea continues to make headlines, arousing curiosity and fear in equal measure. The world’s most secretive nuclear power, it still has Gulag-style prison camps, allows no access to the Internet and bans its people from talking to foreigners without official approval. In this remarkable and eye-opening book, internationally best-selling author Paul French examines in forensic detail the history and politics of North Korea, Pyongyang’s complex relations with South Korea, Japan, China and America, and the implications of Kim Jong-un’s increasingly belligerent leadership following the death of his father, Kim Jong-il. As an already unstable North Korea grows ever more unpredictable, antagonizing enemies and allies alike, North Korea: State of Paranoia delivers a provocative and frightening account of a potentially explosive nuclear tripwire.
It is refreshing to find an author who analyses North Korea's tumultuous history, regional context and difficult relations with its allies. * South China Morning Post *
This is the most accessible starting point for anyone wanting to understand the hermit kingdom. * Kerry Brown, professor and director, China Studies Centre, University of Sydney *
Fascinating ... highly readable. * Daily Telegraph *
If much reporting on North Korea is hysterical, French has gone the other way ... [a book] written with a brisk confidence. * Financial Times *
An admirably clear and calm survey of one of the hardest countries in the world to report on. * The Guardian *
Highly readable ... a solid overview of the country’s modern history and how it became a failed state. * Wall Street Journal *
Paul French writes with wit, eloquence and rare clarity about the complicated history of North Korea. * Barbara Demick, author of Nothing to Envy: Real Lives in North Korea *
An excellent introduction to the history and politics of North Korea. * Hyeonseo Lee, North Korean defector *
This clear-eyed overview to North Korea’s modern history is packed full of fascinating detail. * Louisa Lim, Beijing correspondent, NPR *
ISBN: 9781783605736
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 464g
488 pages
2nd edition