{"product_id":"north-koreas-nuclear-cinema-elizabeth-shim-9781350259522","title":"North Korea's Nuclear Cinema: Simulation and Neoliberal Politics in the Two Koreas","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNorth Korea's Nuclear Cinema\u003c\/i\u003e examines why and how North Korea has transitioned to an image-based nuclear power in the changing context of a post-Cold War world.\u003c\/b\u003e What exactly is the North Korean nuclear threat? Why is North Korea engaging in hostilities when its erstwhile adversaries have offered a diplomatic exit ramp? Chapter by chapter, it explains how North Korea's footage-based nuclear politics is presented as military practice, but ultimately traces its lineage to cinematic propaganda, a tradition that blurs the line between image and reality. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e By leveraging cinematic resources in place of physical military mobilization, North Korea continues to move international political actors with the mere suggestion of nuclear power. At a moment when North Korea is enhancing media representation, this book dives into a timely exploration of how the regime is projecting state power as South Korean televisual media challenges the North Korean communist spectacle that has held a captive audience for decades.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Elizabeth Shim\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1350259527\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781350259522\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Academic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/28\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.61lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.41d","brand":"Elizabeth Shim","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48852515750143,"sku":"9781350259522","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/north-koreas-nuclear-cinema-elizabeth-shim-9781350259522","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}