North Korea by Paul French

North Korea by Paul French

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 *

Born in London and educated there and in Glasgow, Paul French has lived and worked in Shanghai for many years. As a leading expert on North Korea he is a widely published analyst and commentator on Asia and has written a number of books dealing with China's pre-1949 history, Asian politics and current affairs. His previous books include a history of North Korea, a biography of Shanghai adman and adventurer Carl Crow, and a history of foreign correspondents in China. Paul was awarded the 2013 Edgar for best fact crime for his international best-seller Midnight in Peking. Born in London and educated there and in Glasgow, Paul French has lived and worked in Shanghai for many years. A leading expert on North Korea, he is a widely published analyst and commentator on Asia and has written a number of books dealing with China's pre-1949 history and Asian politics and current affairs. His previous books include a history of North Korea, a biography of Shanghai ad man and adventurer Carl Crow, and a history of foreign correspondents in China. Paul was awarded the 2013 Edgar for best fact crime for his international best-seller Midnight in Peking.

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ISBN 13	9781783605736
ISBN 10	1783605731
Title	North Korea
Author	Paul French
Series	Asian Arguments
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Year published	2015-08-15
Number of pages	488
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