Dynasty
Subtitle: the hereditary succession politics of North Korea
By: by Kim Hakjoon
Publisher: The Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 270
ISBN-13: 9781931368308
Subjects: Politics and government; Political culture; Succession; Family relationships; Heads of state; History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: Research methods; Research materials; How the study is organized; title: The rise of Kim Il Sung, 1931-67 : from guerrilla leader to the DPRK's "unitary leader"; title: Kim Jong Il's rise to succession, 1967-80; title: Joint regime of the two Kims, 1981-94; title: Kim Jong Il's unitary leadership from his father's death to the initial decision to designate a successor, 1994-200; title: Kim Jong Il's designation of Kim Jong Un as his successor, 2002-12; title: The death of Kim Jong Il and advent of Kim Jong Un's leadership, 2011-12; title: Is Kim Jong Un's future promising.