Hassig, Ralph C., <br/><br/>
The hidden people of North Korea :  everyday life in the hermit kingdom / 
Ralph Hassig and Kongdan Oh. 
 - Second edition. 
 - Lanham, Maryland :  Rowman and Littlefield,  (c)2015. 
 - 1 online resource (ix, 233 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates ) 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographies and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/> 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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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781442237193 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2021676903 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Kim, Chŏng-ŭn, 1984- --Influence.<br/>Kim, Chŏng-il, 1942-2011 --Influence.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Political culture--Korea (North)
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic Books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>DS932  / .H533 2015