10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PYONGYANGOLOGY»
Discover the use of
Pyongyangology in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
Pyongyangology and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Korea 2012: Politics, Economy and Society
Graph 2 Number of English KCNA articles with the terms 'on-thespot guidance'
and 'field guidance' (1997–2011, weighted and in absolute terms) A popular
exercise in 'Pyongyangology' used to be looking at the titles used for Kim Jong Il.
8 In ...
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North Korea Under Communism: Report of an Envoy to Paradise
There was every reason to be sceptical about this form of 'Pyongyangology',
particularly as it had a tendency to reflect only the incidents of the day and took
little notice of more long-term contexts. In East Asia especially, one should be
careful ...
Yet much Pyongyangology is futile, because no outsider has a line into the ruling
elite. Almost certainly the upper levels of the regime have never been infiltrated
by Western or South Korean spy agencies. The most recent high-level North ...
“Pyongyangology” like Kremlinology, can lead in many directions; and it is
tempting to consider the regime of Kim Jung Il as “irrational,” an extension of the
epithets “rogue” and “evil.” Unpredictable, yes; but irrational—hardly. If regime ...
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Prospects for the Reunification of the Korean Peninsula: ...
I don't think that anyone should pretend to an intimate kind of "Pyongyangology".
We have difficulty enough in societies where we've had some access for many
years, such as China and the Soviet Union, in understanding all the internal ...
United States. Congress. House. Committee on Foreign Affairs. Subcommittee on Asian and Pacific Affairs, 1989
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U.S. News & World Report
'HUMAN DERELICT OR A MAN IN THE KNOW? If Kremlinologists thought they
were kept busy, they should try their skills these days at Pyongyangology. After a
flurry of effort to sort out Great Leader Kim II Sung's July 8 death and the apparent
...
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The Writing on the Wall: Why We Must Embrace China as a ...
Presents a controversial argument for America's assistance in helping China to become an economic superpower in order to safeguard peace and the financial success of both nations, explaining how American interests can be best served if ...
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Inside the Red Box: North Korea's Post-totalitarian Politics
Many scholars dismiss Kim Jong-II's regime as a "one-man dictatorship," calling him the "last totalitarian leader," but McEachern identifies three major institutions that help maintain regime continuity: the cabinet, the military, and the ...
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The Cleanest Race: How North Koreans See Themselves and Why ...
This is neither a bastion of Stalinism nor a Confucian patriarchy, but a paranoid nationalist, “military-first” state on the far right of the ideological spectrum.
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The Case Of The Late Pig
MORE VINTAGE MURDER MYSTERIES MARGERY ALLINGHAM Mystery Mile Police at the Funeral Sweet Danger Flowers for the Judge The Case of the Late Pig The Fashion in Shrouds Traitor's Purse Coroner's Pidgin More Work for the Undertaker The Tiger in ...
2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PYONGYANGOLOGY»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
Pyongyangology is used in the context of the following news items.
Funeral for N. Korean 'dear leader' set for Wednesday
... at the East-West Center in Honolulu, said observers outside North Korea will be performing "the usual Kremlinology -- except in this case it's Pyongyangology. «CNN, Dec 11»
'Pyongyangologists' Study North Korean Propaganda for Clues
It is called "Pyongyangology." The last surviving offshoot of Kremlinology, the art of studying the Soviet Union's opaque central government during the Cold War. «Voice of America, Sep 10»
