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Title Page
Copyright Page
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Transcription
Chapter 1 The Society Kim Il Sung Built and How He Did It
Captain Kim Returns Home
Way to War
Between Moscow and Beijing: The Foreign Policy of Kim Il Sung’s North Korea
Dealing with the South
The Command Society
A Country of Camps
The World According to Kim Il Sung
The Silver Lining in a Social Disaster
The Birth of Juche, the Rise of the Son, and the Slow-Motion Demise of a Hyper-Stalinist Economy
Chapter 2 Two Decades of Crisis
And Then the World Changed
Capitalism Reborn
The State Withers Away
Taking the Exit Option: Not an Exodus Yet, But …
Arrival in Paradise, aka Capitalist Hell
Changing Worldviews
Chapter 3 The Logic of Survival (Domestically)
Reform as Collective Political Suicide
Putting the Genie Back in the Bottle: (Not-So-Successful) Crackdowns on Market Activity
A Disaster That Almost Happened: The Currency Reform of 2009
The Belated Rise of a “New Star General”
The Sudden Beginning of a New Era
Chapter 4 Survival Diplomacy
Playing the Nuclear Card
Aid-Maximizing Diplomacy
Meanwhile, in South Korea … (the Rise of 386ers and Its Consequences)
A Decade of Sunshine
The Sun Sets
The Entry of China
Interlude The Contours of a Future: What Might Happen to North Korea in the Next Two Decades
Why North Korea Is Likely to Continue for a While (But Not Forever)
Contours of a Coming Crisis
Stability Will Return, but How?
Chapter 5 What to Do about the North?
Why the Sticks Are Not Big Enough
Why the Carrots Are Not Sweet Enough (and Why “Strategic Patience” Is Not a Great Idea, Either)
Thinking Long Term
The Hidden Benefits of Engagement
Reaching the People
Why They Matter: Working with the Refugees in South Korea
Chapter 6 Being Ready for What We Wish For
A Perfect Storm
A Provisional Confederation as the Least Unacceptable Solution
Something about Painkillers …
Conclusion
Notes
Index
Color Plates
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