{"product_id":"north-koreas-nuclear-cinema-simulation-and-neoliberal-politics-in-the-two-koreas-9781350259522","title":"North Korea's Nuclear Cinema: Simulation and Neoliberal Politics in the Two Koreas","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Elizabeth Shim\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Political Process - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNorth Korea's Nuclear Cinema\u003c\/i\u003e examines why and how North Korea has transitioned to an image-based nuclear power in the changing context of a post-Cold War world.\u003c\/b\u003e What exactly is the North Korean nuclear threat? Why is North Korea engaging in hostilities when its erstwhile adversaries have offered a diplomatic exit ramp? Chapter by chapter, it explains how North Korea's footage-based nuclear politics is presented as military practice, but ultimately traces its lineage to cinematic propaganda, a tradition that blurs the line between image and reality. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e By leveraging cinematic resources in place of physical military mobilization, North Korea continues to move international political actors with the mere suggestion of nuclear power. At a moment when North Korea is enhancing media representation, this book dives into a timely exploration of how the regime is projecting state power as South Korean televisual media challenges the North Korean communist spectacle that has held a captive audience for decades.","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47772936732823,"sku":"9781350259522","price":3702.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781350259522.webp?v=1777976753","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/north-koreas-nuclear-cinema-simulation-and-neoliberal-politics-in-the-two-koreas-9781350259522","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}