TY - BOOK AU - Beal,Tim TI - North Korea : the struggle against American power SN - 9780745320137 AV - DS935.5 .B43 2005 U1 - 951.93043 22 PY - 2005/// CY - London PB - Pluto Press KW - Nuclear weapons KW - Korea (North) KW - World politics KW - 21st century KW - Politics and government KW - Military policy KW - Foreign relations KW - United States N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 304-325) and index; Part I: Fulcrum of geography, anvil of history: DPRK in historical perspective -- The roots of modern Korea: from Tangun to liberation -- Years of struggle, years of hope: Korean War to first nuclear crisis -- Creation of the Agreed Framework and the flowering of dätente -- Crisis reignited: economic reform, regional accord, Washington discord -- Part II: The pillars of confrontation -- The human rights record: complexities, causes, solutions -- Drugs and generals -- The nuclear confrontation -- On the precipice: options, positions and dangers at the start of the second Bush administration UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0510/2005008411.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0828/2005008411-d.html ER -