Great Leader, Dear Leader: Demystifying North Korea under the Kim Clan [Paperback]

Bertil Lintner (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 9749575695 | ISBN-13: 978-9749575697 | Publication Date: January 1, 2005 | Edition: 1ST

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, and the nuclear weapons program. Bertil Lintner, one of the very few Western journalists to visit North Korea in 2004, aims to demystify rather than demonize the least known of the "axis of evil" countries by interviewing Koreans from both sides of the divided peninsula as well as ethnic Koreans in Japan and leading Korea experts outside the country. Bertil Lintner, a long-time correspondent for the Far Eastern Economic Review, is the author of many books. In 2004, he received an award for excellence in reporting about North Korea from the Society of Publishers in Asia.

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About the Author

Bertil Lintner, a long-time correspondent for the Far Eastern Economic Review, is the author of many books. In 2004, he received an award for excellence in reporting about North Korea from the Society of Publishers in Asia.

Product Details

• Paperback: 290 pages
• Publisher: Silkworm Books; 1ST edition (January 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 9749575695
• ISBN-13: 978-9749575697
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #964,153 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Bertil delivers again, February 26, 2007

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This review is from: Great Leader, Dear Leader: Demystifying North Korea under the Kim Clan (Paperback)

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.