The everyday lives of North Koreans /
"The economic crisis endured by North Koreans in the mid-1990s was a major event that shook their lives to the very core. Since then, North Koreans have turned to a variety of new survival strategies in order to accommodate the results of the crises - the extraordinary occurrences of famine, po...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Seoul, Korea :
Korea Institute for National Unification,
2009.
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| Series: | Studies series (Tʻongil Yŏnʼguwŏn (Korea)) ;
09-03. |
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Table of Contents:
- Contents: I Introduction
- II The lifestyle of North Koreans
- 1. Daily activities of North Koreans
- 2. The food, clothing and shelter of North Koreans
- III Everyday lives of North Koreans
- 1. The everyday lives of the working class: illegal, survival, day labor jobs, brokers
- 2. The everyday lives of the intelletual class: side jobs, "goods collection", peddling of knowledge, illegal activities and bribery, joint production, and labor tax
- 3. The everyday lives of the power elites: parasites of the system
- 4. The everyday lives of the emerging merchant class: competition, crime, bribery, and change in rules
- 5. The everyday lives of women: support, harsh labor, women's rights, independence, discrimination, standing alone
- IV The changes in North Korean society as examined through the everyday lives of its people
- 1. Changes in class structure
- 2. Changes in social relationships
- 3. Control and small-scale resistance
- 4. Mistrust of the state and deepening materialism
- V. Conclusion.