TY - BOOK AU - Cha,Victor D. TI - The impossible state: North Korea, past and future SN - 9780061998508 (acidfree paper) AV - DS935.5 .C47 2012 U1 - 951.93 23 PY - 2012///. CY - London : PB - Random House, KW - Political culture KW - Korea (North) KW - History KW - Politics and government KW - Foreign relations KW - United States KW - Social conditions N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; 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 N2 - 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 ER -