Ao norte do paralelo 38: uma análise do isolamento político da Coreia do Norte (1832-1953)

Abstract

This study conducts a comprehensive analysis of political isolation and the construction of historiographical memory in North Korea, with a specific focus on the national ideologies of Juche and Songun. Employing a methodology based on online archive research, historiographical books originating from North Korea were examined, along with an analysis of the ideological discourse of Kim Jong Il, centered on the primary treatise of the Juche Ideology, and official documents disseminated by the North Korean state. The key findings underscore that the core of North Korean ideologies revolves around the pursuit of independence, fueled by a history of foreign domination and interventions from the 19th century through the first half of the 20th century. This traumatic legacy in the collective memory of the North Korean region underpins the belief that any sacrifice is justified in the name of independence, and that political isolation is the path that ensures this autonomy.