000437525 000__ 01608cam\a2200349\a\4500 000437525 001__ 437525 000437525 005__ 20210513152655.0 000437525 008__ 120320s2012\\\\nyua\\\\\b\\\\001\0\eng\\ 000437525 010__ $$a 2012009517 000437525 020__ $$a9780061998508 (alk. paper) 000437525 020__ $$a0061998508 (alk. paper) 000437525 035__ $$a(OCoLC)ocn772118904 000437525 035__ $$a437525 000437525 040__ $$aDLC$$beng$$cDLC$$dBTCTA$$dBDX$$dCZA$$dYDXCP$$dBKX 000437525 042__ $$apcc 000437525 043__ $$aa-kn---$$an-us--- 000437525 049__ $$aISEA 000437525 05000 $$aDS935.5$$b.C47 2012 000437525 08200 $$a951.93$$223 000437525 1001_ $$aCha, Victor D.,$$d1961- 000437525 24514 $$aThe impossible state :$$bNorth Korea, past and future /$$cVictor Cha. 000437525 250__ $$a1st ed. 000437525 260__ $$aNew York :$$bEcco,$$cc2012. 000437525 300__ $$axii, 530 p., [8] p. of plates :$$bill. (chiefly col.) ;$$c24 cm. 000437525 504__ $$aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 000437525 5050_ $$aGlossary of acronyms and abbreviations -- Contradictions -- The best days -- All in the family -- Five bad decisions -- The worst place on Earth -- The logic of deterrence -- Complete, verifiable, and irreversible dismantlement (CVID) -- Neighbors -- Approaching unification -- The end is near. 000437525 520__ $$aLooks at the nation of North Korea, its history, social conditions, and place in world politics as it stands today and where it is likely to end up in the future. 000437525 650_0 $$aPolitical culture$$zKorea (North)$$xHistory. 000437525 651_0 $$aKorea (North)$$xPolitics and government. 000437525 651_0 $$aKorea (North)$$xForeign relations$$zUnited States. 000437525 651_0 $$aUnited States$$xForeign relations$$zKorea (North) 000437525 651_0 $$aKorea (North)$$xSocial conditions. 000437525 85200 $$bgen$$hDS935.5$$i.C47$$i2012 000437525 909CO $$ooai:library.usi.edu:437525$$pGLOBAL_SET 000437525 980__ $$aBIB 000437525 980__ $$aBOOK