| Edition |
Second edition. |
| Description |
1 online resource (ix, 233 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction: land of illusions -- The country of the three Kims -- The struggling national economy -- The emerging people's economy -- Propaganda, news, and South Korean soap operas -- Public declarations and private thoughts -- The human rights deficit -- Silent defectors -- Faint light at the end of the tunnel. |
| Summary |
This unique book, now fully updated, provides a comprehensive overview of all aspects of life in North Korea today. Drawing on decades of experience, noted experts Ralph Hassig and Kongdan Oh explore a world few outsiders can imagine. In vivid detail, the authors describe how the secretive and authoritarian government of Kim Jong-un shapes every aspect of its citizens' lives, how the command socialist economy has utterly failed, and how ordinary individuals struggle to survive through small-scale capitalism. Weighing the very limited individual rights allowed, the authors illustrate how the political class system and the legal system serve solely as tools of the regime. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Kim, Chŏng-ŭn, 1984- -- Influence.
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Kim, Chŏng-ŭn, 1984- |
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Kim, Chŏng-il, 1942-2011 -- Influence.
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Kim, Chŏng-il, 1942-2011. |
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Korea (North) -- Social life and customs.
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Korea (North) |
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Manners and customs. |
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Korea (North) -- Social conditions.
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Social conditions. |
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Korea (North) -- Economic conditions.
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Economic conditions. |
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Political culture -- Korea (North)
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Korea (North) -- Politics and government -- 2011-
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Political culture. |
| Chronological Term |
2011- |
| Subject |
Korea (North) -- Politics and government -- 1994-2011.
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| Chronological Term |
1994-2011 |
| Subject |
Politics and government. |
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HISTORY -- Asia -- China. |
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Economic history. |
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Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.) |
| Chronological Term |
Since 1994 |
| Added Author |
Oh, Kong Dan.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Hidden people of North Korea. Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2015] 9781442237179 (DLC) 2014042790 |
| ISBN |
9781442237193 (ebook) |
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1442237198 |
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9781442237193 (electronic) |
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9781442237179 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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9781442237186 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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1442237171 |
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144223718X |
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