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The hidden people of North Korea, everyday life in the hermit kingdom, Ralph Hassig and Kongdan Oh

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The hidden people of North Korea, everyday life in the hermit kingdom, Ralph Hassig and Kongdan Oh

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrationsplates

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The hidden people of North Korea

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

903811628

Responsibility statement

Ralph Hassig and Kongdan Oh

Sub title

everyday life in the hermit kingdom

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

Table Of 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

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