Cathcart, AJ (2016) Kim Jong-un Syndrome: North Korean Commemorative Culture and the Succession Process. In: Cathcart, A, Winstanley-Chesters, R and Green, C, (eds.) Change and Continuity in North Korean Politics. Routledge Advances in Korean Studies . Routledge , London , pp. 6-22. ISBN 9781138681682
Abstract
Peering into the void of North Korean leadership biography, Adam Cathcart shows how ideological retrenchment and conservatism have been at the forefront of Pyongyang’s narrative response to generational change, and how historical narratives continue to be adapted to suit new circumstances. Beyond the inferences that Kim Jong-un is a sort of reincarnated Kim Il-sung, the paper documents the reframing of Kim Jong-il’s own youth and its meaning for the future of the Kim Jong-un government.
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| Keywords: | biography; North Korean history; North Korean ideology; Kim Jong-un; Kim Jong-il; Kim Il-sung; Korean War; Pyongyang; Korean War Museum | ||||||
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| Institution: | The University of Leeds | ||||||
| Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures (Leeds) > School of History (Leeds) | ||||||
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| Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications | ||||||
| Date Deposited: | 22 Nov 2016 12:47 | ||||||
| Last Modified: | 15 Aug 2017 19:19 | ||||||
| Status: | Published | ||||||
| Publisher: | Routledge | ||||||
| Series Name: | Routledge Advances in Korean Studies |
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