Kim Dae-jung and the quest for the nobel how the president of South Korea bought the peace prize and financed Kim Jong-il's nuclear program /

This book shows the relentless pursuit of the Nobel Peace Prize as the motive for bringing about the inter-Korean summit of June 2000 at a cost of hundreds of millions of dollars paid to North Korea's Kim Jong-il - funds used to finance missile and nuclear programs that threaten the region and...

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Main Authors: Kim, Kisam.
Group Author: Kirk, Donald.
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Literature type: Electronic Software eBook
Language: English
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Online Access: https://link.springer.com/book/10.1057/9781137353092
Summary: This book shows the relentless pursuit of the Nobel Peace Prize as the motive for bringing about the inter-Korean summit of June 2000 at a cost of hundreds of millions of dollars paid to North Korea's Kim Jong-il - funds used to finance missile and nuclear programs that threaten the region and the world.
Item Description: Electronic book text.
Epublication based on: 9781137353085.
Carrier Form: 256 p. : 1 maps.
ISBN: 9781137353085
9781137353092 :
1137353090 :
CLC: D523.4
Contents: Table of Contents Foreword 1. Asylum at Last! 2. Norwegian Base 3. Softening the Swedes 4. Spreading the Net 5. Eyes on the Prize 6. Shielding the Deeds 7.Courting the Bishop 8. Scaling the Summit 9. Beyond the Summit 10. Playing the Media 11. Swedish Connection 12. Easily the Winner 13. Sunshine Exposed 14. In History's Glare 15. Legacy of Terror Cast of Characters Nobel Peace Prize Winners Chronology Bibliography.