Great Leader, Dear Leader: Demystifying North Korea Under the Kim Clan

by Bertil Lintner

Great Leader, Dear Leader is an absorbing expose of North Korea under the Kim clan--Great Leader Kim Il Sung and his son, Dear Leader Kim Jong Il. It traces the origin of the regime's ideology and investigates its attempts to fill the empty state coffers through missile technology sales and other unorthodox schemes. It examines the regime's relations with South Korea, the countrywide famine and the juche ideal, the "military first" policy,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9749575695
• ISBN13: 9789749575697
• Release Date: February 2005
• Publisher: University of Washington Press
• Length: 290 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.6" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Bertil delivers again

I purchased this book a while ago based on Bertil Lintner's past excellent books. This guy researches his topics to death and knows Asia and Asia's underworld like no one else. I was really surprised that no one else has reviewed this hidden gem of a book Highly recommended if you want to know what is really happening in this volitile country. Also check out Bertil Linter's other books or articles.