Scholar and journalist Kim Hakjoon's latest book on North Korea
is a timely analysis of the rise of the Kim Il Sung family dynasty
and the politics of leadership succession in Pyongyang. It includes
coverage of the death of Kim Jong Il and the advent of his young
son Kim Jong Eun as the new supreme leader.
Drawing on official North Korean statements and leaked
confidential documents, journalistic accounts, defector reports,
and the observations of foreigners, the book synthesizes virtually
all that is known about the history of the secretive family and how
it operates within a bizarre governing system. Particularly
valuable for a Western audience is the author's extensive use of
South Korean studies of the Kim family, many of which have never
been translated into English. "Dynasty" is insightful reading for
officials, journalists, scholars, and students interested in the
Korean Peninsula and its prospects.
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