{"product_id":"2940148761761","title":"NORTH KOREAN FOREIGN RELATIONS IN THE POST\u0026#x2013;COLD WAR WORLD","description":"North Korea’s foreign relations are a blend of contradiction\u003cbr\u003eand complexity. They start from the incongruity\u003cbr\u003ebetween Pyongyang’s highly touted policy of\u003cbr\u003ejuche, or self-reliance, and North Korea’s extended and\u003cbr\u003eheavy reliance on foreign aid and assistance over the\u003cbr\u003e6 decades of its existence. This aid—both military and\u003cbr\u003eeconomic—in the first 4 decades came from China, the\u003cbr\u003eSoviet Union, and communist bloc states; in the past\u003cbr\u003e2 decades, this aid has come from countries including\u003cbr\u003eChina, South Korea, and the United States.\u003cbr\u003eIn this monograph, Dr. Samuel Kim examines\u003cbr\u003eNorth Korea’s foreign relations with China, Russia,\u003cbr\u003eJapan, the United States, and South Korea during the\u003cbr\u003epost-Cold War era. He argues that central to understanding\u003cbr\u003eNorth Korea’s international behavior in the\u003cbr\u003e21st century is the extent to which the policies of the\u003cbr\u003eUnited States have shaped that behavior. Although\u003cbr\u003esome readers may not agree with all of Dr. Kim’s interpretations\u003cbr\u003eand assessments, they nevertheless will find\u003cbr\u003ehis analysis simulating and extremely informative.","brand":"ReadCycle","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47111499186416,"sku":"2940148761761","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940148761761_p0.jpg?v=1763713936","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940148761761","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}