Inside North Korea's Theocracy

<p><b>Offers biographical accounts of several of North Korea's leaders to illuminate the inner workings of its government.</b></p><p>First published in Korean in 2016 <i>Inside North Korea's Theocracy</i> offers a fascinating and rare look at the lives of several of the regime's key leaders. Its primary focus is Jang Song-thaek a talented and reform-minded member of the political ruling class who was executed in 2013. Jang was the son-in-law of North Korean founder Kim Il-sung; brother-in-law of its second leader Kim Jong-il; and uncle to its current leader Kim Jong-un. The author traces Jang's life from his youth as a brilliant student in Pyongyang to his eventual marriage to Kim Kyong-hui and his rising power as a businessman to ultimately his untimely death. In addition to biographical sketches of Jang his wife and brother-in-law Ra Jong-yil provides first-hand impressions of life in North Korea and illuminates the inner workings of its government.</p>