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Under the Loving Care of the Fatherly Leader: North Korea and the Kim Dynasty (English Edition) par [Bradley K. Martin]

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Under the Loving Care of the Fatherly Leader offers in-depth portraits of North Korea's two ruthless and bizarrely Orwellian leaders, Kim Il-Sung and Kim Jong-Il. Lifting North Korea's curtain of self-imposed isolation, this book will take readers inside a society, that to a Westerner, will appear to be from another planet. Subsisting on a diet short on food grains and long on lies, North Koreans have been indoctrinated from birth to follow unquestioningly a father-son team of megalomaniacs.

To North Koreans, the Kims are more than just leaders. Kim Il-Sung is the country's leading novelist, philosopher, historian, educator, designer, literary critic, architect, general, farmer, and ping-pong trainer. Radios are made so they can only be tuned to the official state frequency. "Newspapers" are filled with endless columns of Kim speeches and propaganda. And instead of Christmas, North Koreans celebrate Kim's birthday--and he presents each child a present, just like Santa.

The regime that the Kim Dynasty has built remains technically at war with the United States nearly a half century after the armistice that halted actual fighting in the Korean War. This fascinating and complete history takes full advantage of a great deal of source material that has only recently become available (some from archives in Moscow and Beijing), and brings the reader up to the tensions of the current day. For as this book will explain, North Korea appears more and more to be the greatest threat among the Axis of Evil countries--with some defector testimony warning that Kim Jong-Il has enough chemical weapons to wipe out the entire population of South Korea.

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1 avril 2007
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Under different circumstances, North Korea could be the subject of a Marx Brothers satire, with the elements of a pompous, ego-driven patriarch, a worshipful population, and a general aura of fantasy and illusion. But North Korea has a superbly equipped million-man army and an expanding nuclear weapons program. So this comprehensive examination of this totalitarian society and the two men who have dominated it is often terrifying. For a quarter century, Martin has covered North Korea while working for the Baltimore Sun, the Asian Wall Street Journal, and Newsweek. Using newly available material from Russian and Chinese sources, Martin offers surprising insights into the career and character of both Kim Il-Sung and his son, Kim Jong-Il. He strives, albeit with moderate success, to unveil the reality from the mounds of myth and distortions with which both men have surrounded themselves. But Martin's account is most chilling in his descriptions of contemporary North Korean society. And yet, as Martin eloquently illustrates in this important book, the control of the Kim dynasty may well be tenuous. Jay Freeman
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"Martin's massive book provides as useful a set of insights into life in North Korea as can be found anywhere." --Ce texte fait référence à l'édition kindle_edition.

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Bradley K. Martin has covered Korea and other parts of Asia as a journalist for more than a quarter century and has worked as bureau chief for The Baltimore Sun, The Asian Wall Street Journal, Newsweek, and Asia Times (for which he wrote a "Pyongyang Watch" column). He has has made five reporting trips to North Korea, a degree of access to the secretive country that few American journalists can match. He is currently based in Tokyo as a senior writer and Asia correspondent for Bloomberg Markets magazine.

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Under the Loving Care of the Fatherly Leader offers in-depth portraits of North Korea's two ruthless and bizarrely Orwellian leaders, Kim Il-Sung and Kim Jong-Il. Lifting North Korea's curtain of self-imposed isolation, this book will take readers inside a society, that to a Westerner, will appear to be from another planet. Subsisting on a diet short on food grains and long on lies, North Koreans have been indoctrinated from birth to follow unquestioningly a father-son team of megalomaniacs.

To North Koreans, the Kims are more than just leaders. Kim Il-Sung is the country's leading novelist, philosopher, historian, educator, designer, literary critic, architect, general, farmer, and ping-pong trainer. Radios are made so they can only be tuned to the official state frequency. "Newspapers" are filled with endless columns of Kim speeches and propaganda. And instead of Christmas, North Koreans celebrate Kim's birthday--and he presents each child a present, just like Santa.

The regime that the Kim Dynasty has built remains technically at war with the United States nearly a half century after the armistice that halted actual fighting in the Korean War. This fascinating and complete history takes full advantage of a great deal of source material that has only recently become available (some from archives in Moscow and Beijing), and brings the reader up to the tensions of the current day. For as this book will explain, North Korea appears more and more to be the greatest threat among the Axis of Evil countries--with some defector testimony warning that Kim Jong-Il has enough chemical weapons to wipe out the entire population of South Korea.
--Ce texte fait référence à l'édition kindle_edition.

About the author

As a journalist, Bradley K. Martin has covered Korea and other parts of Asia for a quarter century, including stints as bureau chief for The Baltimore Sun, The Asian Wall Street Journal, Newsweek, Asia Times (for which he wrote a "Pyongyang Watch" column), and Asian Financial Intelligence. Since 1979, he has had four prolonged stays in North Korea and more direct access to the country than most any other American journalist. He is currently a journalist in residence at Louisiana State University.
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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B003JMF8P8
Éditeur ‏ : ‎ Thomas Dunne Books; First édition (1 avril 2007)
Langue ‏ : ‎ Anglais
Taille du fichier ‏ : ‎ 1791 KB
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Pense-bêtes ‏ : ‎ Sur Kindle Scribe
Nombre de pages de l'édition imprimée ‏ : ‎ 912 pages

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Richmond

Excellent

Commenté au Royaume-Uni 🇬🇧 le 9 février 2011

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I wanted to read a book that gave a comprehensive history of post war North Korea prior to a visit I made last year. Given how difficult it is to really assess what's going on there, the author has put together, what appears to be, a very objective piece of work, interviewing an impressive number of people who have left.

There are some facinating insights around the Great Leader's sleeping arrangments, and the south Korean "tunnel" which is used to train DPRK spies prior to going into South Korea.

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A.N.Other

Seminal work on North Korea

Commenté au Royaume-Uni 🇬🇧 le 7 octobre 2011

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Having read, researched and written widely about North Korea, I can honestly say that there is no better introduction to the history and politics of North Korea than this book. Martin's work is very long and rather imposing; this edition in particular stretches to nearly a thousand pages, on thin paper. However, it is a very easy read: Martin's writing style is fluent and pleasant- it is not a chore to read.
His account is balanced and well researched, and is free from much of the hysterical doom-mongering and finger jabbing present in many works on North Korea. It is simply an excellent read.
Highly recommended,

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Amelia Fitzgibbon

An in-depth history of the Kim clan

Commenté au Royaume-Uni 🇬🇧 le 8 mai 2016

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This is a pretty interesting read. It's around 10 years old now, but it offers an in-depth history of the Kim clan and how they consolidated their power in the DPRK. It's very long, but if your idea of fun is wallowing in details about the country (like mine is!) then this is for you. Having said that, it's quite readable.

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Rs Perez Tattam

Comprehensive and informative - a fascinating read

Commenté au Royaume-Uni 🇬🇧 le 9 janvier 2014

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This book is for anyone who is interested in how Kim Il-sung came into power and how Kim Jong-Il managed to hold on to power, in spite of the odds. Now that the third generation of the Kim family is in power, it is interesting to look back and reflect on what might have been.

It is well worth the price tag, given the amount of information it provides and the research behind it. It is also a cracking good read - was hard to put it down.

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efficientnectarine

Eerie!

Commenté au Royaume-Uni 🇬🇧 le 12 novembre 2013

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Eerie, but very informative. You cant but help feel intrigued, and want to read further. Easy to read and engaging, however reminds us how lucky we are to live in the western world. Could be perceived as dry by someone not interested in the current affairs on the Korean peninsula, but for anyone who is, fascinating.

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