Cha, Victor D.,  1961- <br/><br/>
The impossible state :  North Korea, past and future / 
Victor Cha. 
 - New York :  Ecco,  2012. 
 - xii, 530 p., [8] p. de pl. :  ill. (certaines en coul.) ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes index and bibliography : p. [469]-506. 
<br/><br/>Glossary 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. 
<br/><br/> Looks 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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780061998508 (acid-free paper)  RM86.46 0061998508 (acid-free paper) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Culture politique--Histoire.--Coree du Nord
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Coree du Nord--Politique et gouvernement.<br/>Coree du Nord--Relations exterieures--Etats-Unis.<br/>Etats-Unis--Relations exterieures--Coree du Nord.<br/>Coree du Nord--Conditions sociales.