North Korea: Beyond Charismatic Politics

North Korea: Beyond Charismatic Politics (Asia/Pacific/Perspectives)

This timely, pathbreaking study of North Koreaâ‚¬s political history and culture sheds invaluable light on the countryâ‚¬s unique leadership continuity and succession. Leading scholars Heonik Kwon and Byung-Ho Chung begin by tracing Kim Il Sungâ‚¬s rise to power during the Cold War. They show how his successor, his eldest son, Kim Jong Il, sponsored the production of revolutionary art to unleash a public political culture that would consolidate Kimâ‚¬s charismatic power and his own hereditary authority. The result was the birth of a powerful modern theater state that sustains North Korean leadersâ‚¬ sovereignty now to a third generation. In defiance of the instability to which so many revolutionary states eventually succumb, the durability of charismatic politics in North Korea defines its exceptional place in modern history.

Kwon and Chung make an innovative contribution to comparative socialism and postsocialism as well as to the anthropology of the state. Their pioneering work is essential for all readers interested in understanding North Koreaâ‚¬s past and future, the destiny of charismatic power in modern politics, the role of art in enabling this power.
Country USA
Brand Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Manufacturer Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 0742556794_used
ReleaseDate 2012-03-09
UnitCount 1
Format Illustrated
EANs 9780742556799

Country	USA
Brand	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Manufacturer	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	0742556794_used
ReleaseDate	2012-03-09
UnitCount	1
Format	Illustrated
EANs	9780742556799

North Korea: Beyond Charismatic Politics (Asia/Pacific/Perspectives)

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