North Korean Ideology - A Cold War History

This book is the first-ever Cold War history of North Korean ideology, tracing its development from Soviet Marxism-Leninism to the distinct North Korean ideology of today.

List of contents

• Introduction


• 1: Soviet Origins


• 2: De-Stalinization


• 3: The Problem of Soviet Ideological Leadership


• 4: Quarrel Among Communists


• 5: The Monolithic Ideological System and the Rise of Chuch'e Sasang


• 6: The Global Transition Period Debate


• 7: The Making of Chuch'e Philosophy


• 8: The Revival (and Decline) of Marxism-Leninism


• 9: The 1989 World Festival of Youth and Students in Pyongyang


• Conclusion

About the author

Thomas Stock is a specialist in North Korean and Cold War intellectual history. He earned his PhD from UCLA in 2018 and went on to serve as a Pony Chung Postdoctoral Fellow at Korea University and a Humboldt Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow at Heidelberg University in Germany. Most recently, he contributed to a five-year research initiative under the Laboratory Program for Korean Studies.

Summary

This book is the first-ever Cold War history of North Korean ideology, tracing its development from Soviet Marxism-Leninism to the distinct North Korean ideology of today.

Product details

• Authors: Stock , Thomas (Humboldt Foundation Postdoctoral Fe Stock, Stock Thomas
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 31.07.2025
• EAN: 9780198961888
• ISBN: 978-0-19-896188-8
• No. of pages: 224
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Comparative and international political science; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Geopolitics, HISTORY / Asia / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, International Relations, Asian History, The Cold War, Cold wars and proxy conflicts, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / General