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Environment, Politics, and Ideology in North Korea - Landscape as Political Project (Hardcover): Robert Winstanley-Chesters Environment, Politics, and Ideology in North Korea - Landscape as Political Project (Hardcover)
Robert Winstanley-Chesters
R2,599 Discovery Miles 25 990 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Environmental and developmental matters have long proved key to North Korea's "revolutionary" industrial and economic strategies. They have equally been important to Pyongyang's diplomatic and geo-political efforts both during the Warsaw Pact period and in our contemporary era following the collapse of its supportive and collaborative partners. However, while environmental issues have been very important to North Korea, academic analysis and commentary addressing this field of governmental and institutional functionality has been almost entirely lacking. This book fills this analytical void. Taking a narrative view of developmental approach throughout the political and ideological history of North Korea, Winstanley-Chesters first considers its impact on its landscapes and topographies in general throughout the era of the Kim dynasty. Second, in light of recent academic analysis suggesting North Korea as a space of Charismatic politics, the book focuses on the specificity of individual developmental sectors and projects, such as those addressing forestry and hydrology, seeking to trace general trends into these more particular environmental fields.

Invented Traditions in North and South Korea (Hardcover): Andrew David Jackson, Codruta Sintionean, Remco Breuker, Cedarbough... Invented Traditions in North and South Korea (Hardcover)
Andrew David Jackson, Codruta Sintionean, Remco Breuker, Cedarbough Saeji; Contributions by Don Baker, …
R2,338 Discovery Miles 23 380 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Almost forty years after the publication of Hobsbawm and Ranger's The Invention of Tradition, the subject of invented traditions-cultural and historical practices that claim a continuity with a distant past but which are in fact of relatively recent origin-is still relevant, important, and highly contentious. Invented Traditions in North and South Korea examines the ways in which compressed modernity, Cold War conflict, and ideological opposition has impacted the revival of traditional forms in both Koreas. The volume is divided thematically into sections covering: (1) history, religions, (2) language, (3) music, food, crafts, and finally, (4) space. It includes chapters on pseudo-histories, new religions, linguistic politeness, literary Chinese, p'ansori, heritage, North Korean food, architecture, and the invention of children's pilgrimages in the DPRK. As the first comparative study of invented traditions in North and South Korea, the book takes the reader on a journey through Korea's epic twentieth century, examining the revival of culture in the context of colonialism, decolonization, national division, dictatorship, and modernization. The book investigates what it describes as "monumental" invented traditions formulated to maintain order, loyalty, and national identity during periods of political upheaval as well as cultural revivals less explicitly connected to political power. Invented Traditions in North and South Korea demonstrates that invented traditions can teach us a great deal about the twentieth-century political and cultural trajectories of the two Koreas. With contributions from historians, sociologists, folklorists, scholars of performance, and anthropologists, this volume will prove invaluable to Koreanists, as well as teachers and students of Korean and Asian studies undergraduate courses.

Fish, Fishing and Community in North Korea and Neighbours (Hardcover): Robert Winstanley-Chesters Fish, Fishing and Community in North Korea and Neighbours (Hardcover)
Robert Winstanley-Chesters
R1,455 Discovery Miles 14 550 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Change and Continuity in North Korean Politics (Paperback): Adam Cathcart, Robert Winstanley-Chesters, Christopher K. Green Change and Continuity in North Korean Politics (Paperback)
Adam Cathcart, Robert Winstanley-Chesters, Christopher K. Green
R1,485 Discovery Miles 14 850 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

In the years since the death of Kim Jong-il and the formal acknowledgement of Kim Jong-un as head of state, the North Korean regime has made a series of moves to further augment and consolidate the ideological foundations of Kimism and cement the young leader's legitimacy. Historical narratives have played a critical, if often unnoticed, role in this process. This book seeks to chronicle these historical changes and continuities. Continuity and Change in North Korean Politics explores the stable and shifting political, cultural and economic landscapes of North Korea in the era of Kim Jong-un. The contributors deploy a variety of methodologies of analysis focused on the content, narratives and discourses of politics under Kim Jong-un, tracing its historical roots and contemporary practical and conceptual manifestations. Moving beyond most analyses of North Korea's political and institutional ideologies, the book explores uncharted spaces of social and cultural relations, including children's literature, fisheries, grassland reclamation, commemorative culture, and gender. By examining critical moments of change and continuity in the country's past, it builds a holistic analysis of national politics as it is currently deployed and experienced. Demonstrating how historical, political and cultural narratives continue to be adapted to suit new and challenging circumstances, this book will be of interest to students and scholars of Korean Studies, Korean Politics and Asian Studies.

Environment, Politics, and Ideology in North Korea - Landscape as Political Project (Paperback): Robert Winstanley-Chesters Environment, Politics, and Ideology in North Korea - Landscape as Political Project (Paperback)
Robert Winstanley-Chesters
R1,194 Discovery Miles 11 940 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Environmental and developmental matters have long proved key to North Korea's "revolutionary" industrial and economic strategies. They have equally been important to Pyongyang's diplomatic and geo-political efforts both during the Warsaw Pact period and in our contemporary era following the collapse of its supportive and collaborative partners. However, while environmental issues have been very important to North Korea, academic analysis and commentary addressing this field of governmental and institutional functionality has been almost entirely lacking. This book fills this analytical void. Taking a narrative view of developmental approach throughout the political and ideological history of North Korea, Winstanley-Chesters first considers its impact on its landscapes and topographies in general throughout the era of the Kim dynasty. Second, in light of recent academic analysis suggesting North Korea as a space of Charismatic politics, the book focuses on the specificity of individual developmental sectors and projects, such as those addressing forestry and hydrology, seeking to trace general trends into these more particular environmental fields.

Change and Continuity in North Korean Politics (Hardcover): Adam Cathcart, Robert Winstanley-Chesters, Christopher K. Green Change and Continuity in North Korean Politics (Hardcover)
Adam Cathcart, Robert Winstanley-Chesters, Christopher K. Green
R4,612 Discovery Miles 46 120 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

In the years since the death of Kim Jong-il and the formal acknowledgement of Kim Jong-un as head of state, the North Korean regime has made a series of moves to further augment and consolidate the ideological foundations of Kimism and cement the young leader's legitimacy. Historical narratives have played a critical, if often unnoticed, role in this process. This book seeks to chronicle these historical changes and continuities. Continuity and Change in North Korean Politics explores the stable and shifting political, cultural and economic landscapes of North Korea in the era of Kim Jong-un. The contributors deploy a variety of methodologies of analysis focused on the content, narratives and discourses of politics under Kim Jong-un, tracing its historical roots and contemporary practical and conceptual manifestations. Moving beyond most analyses of North Korea's political and institutional ideologies, the book explores uncharted spaces of social and cultural relations, including children's literature, fisheries, grassland reclamation, commemorative culture, and gender. By examining critical moments of change and continuity in the country's past, it builds a holistic analysis of national politics as it is currently deployed and experienced. Demonstrating how historical, political and cultural narratives continue to be adapted to suit new and challenging circumstances, this book will be of interest to students and scholars of Korean Studies, Korean Politics and Asian Studies.

Fish, Fishing and Community in North Korea and Neighbours (Paperback): Robert Winstanley-Chesters Fish, Fishing and Community in North Korea and Neighbours (Paperback)
Robert Winstanley-Chesters
R1,162 Discovery Miles 11 620 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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