{"product_id":"9781783605736","title":"North Korea: State of Paranoia","description":"\u003cp\u003eSecretive, mysterious, and almost certainly dangerous, North Korea is an object of endless fascination—and worry—for the rest of the world. The world’s most inaccessible nuclear power, it retains Gulag-style prison camps, completely blocks Internet access, and forbids citizens to talk to foreigners without approval—which makes the occasional report from a smart, dogged, connected analyst all the more valuable.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eNorth Korea: State of Paranoia\u003c\/i\u003e is just such a report. Drawing on an impressive range of insider sources and previously unseen archival material, Paul French examines the nation and its ruling regime in forensic detail. He offers a close analysis of the history and politics of North Korea; Pyongyang’s complex relations with South Korea, Japan, China, and the United States; and the troubling implications of Kim Jong-Un’s increasingly belligerent leadership in the years since his father, Kim Jong-il, died.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStraightforward and unsensationalistic, \u003ci\u003eNorth Korea\u003c\/i\u003e nonetheless paints a picture of a frightening unstable country, one whose sudden collapse could have globally dangerous consequences.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Zed Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47032561467632,"sku":"9781783605736","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781783605736_p0.jpg?v=1763724913","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781783605736","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}