{"product_id":"north-korea-bruce-cumings-9781565849402","title":"North Korea: Another Country","description":"\u003cp\u003eDepicted as an insular and forbidding police state with an \"insane\" dictator at its helm, North Korea-charter member of Bush's \"Axis of Evil\"-is a country the U.S. loves to hate. Now the CIA says it possesses nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons, as well as long-range missiles capable of delivering them to America's West Coast.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBut, as Bruce Cumings demonstrates in this provocative, lively read, the story of the U.S.-Korea conflict is more complex than our leaders or our news media would have us believe. Drawing on his extensive knowledge of Korea, and on declassified government reports, Cumings traces that story, from the brutal Korean War to the present crisis. Harboring no illusions regarding the totalitarian Kim Jong Il regime, Cumings nonetheless insists on a more nuanced approach. The result is both a counter-narrative to the official U.S. and North Korean versions and a fascinating portrayal of North Korea, a country that suffers through foreign invasions, natural disasters, and its own internal contradictions, yet somehow continues to survive.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bruce Cumings\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 156584940X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781565849402\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/30\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.40h x 5.30w x 0.70d","brand":"Bruce Cumings","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43991608983807,"sku":"9781565849402","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_44aaabeb-2e28-46af-8127-5b54c6032da9.jpg?v=1683311243","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/north-korea-bruce-cumings-9781565849402","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}