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The hidden people of North Korea : everyday life in the hermit kingdom /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hassig, Ralph C.
Other Authors: Oh, Kong Dan
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2015]
Edition:Second edition.
Subjects:
Korea (North) > Social life and customs.
Korea (North) > Social conditions.
Korea (North) > Economic conditions.
Political culture > Korea (North)
Korea (North) > Politics and government > 2011-
Korea (North) > Politics and government > 1994-2011.
Kim, Chŏng-ŭn, > 1984- > Influence.
Kim, Chŏng-il, > 1942-2011 > Influence.
Kim, Chŏng-il, > 1942-2011.
Kim, Chŏng-ŭn, > 1984-
Economic history.
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Manners and customs.
Political culture.
Politics and government.
Social conditions.
Korea (North)
Since 1994
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.