The Hidden People of North Korea: Everyday Life in the Hermit Kingdom

by Ralph Hassig and Kongdan Oh

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This unique book 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-il shapes every aspect of its citizens' lives, how the command socialist economy has utterly failed, and how ordinary individuals struggle...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0742567184

ISBN13:9780742567184

Release Date:November 2009

Publisher:Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Length:300 Pages

Weight:1.49 lbs.

Dimensions:1.0" x 6.5" x 9.3"

Related Subjects

Anthropology Asia Cultural History Korea North Political Science Politics & Government Politics & Social Sciences Social Science

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