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

By:

Hassig, Ralph C [Author]

Contributor(s):

Oh, Kong Dan

Material type: Text

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

9781442237193

Subject(s):

Genre/Form:

Electronic Books.

LOC classification:

DS932 .H533 2015

Online resources:

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Contents:

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.

Subject: 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.

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Includes bibliographies and index.

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.

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.

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