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The hidden people of North Korea : everyday life in the hermit kingdom / Ralph Hassig and Kongdan Oh.
LIBRA DS932.7 .H37 2009
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hassig, Ralph C.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Manners and customs.
- Korea (North)--Social life and customs.
- Korea (North).
- Korea (North)--Social conditions.
- Social conditions.
- Korea (North)--Economic conditions.
- Economic conditions.
- Political culture--Korea (North).
- Political culture.
- Korea (North)--Politics and government--1994-.
- Politics and government.
- Kim, Chŏng-il, 1942-2011--Influence.
- Kim, Chŏng-il.
- Kim, Chŏng-il, 1942-2011.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 300 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, [2009]
- Contents:
- The illusion of unity : despite appearances, North Koreans are not all of one mind, united around their leader
- The life of the leader : given the opportunity, dictators dictate
- The economic system : command socialism does not work
- The economy of everyday life : most people find a way to make a living
- The information environment : propaganda is everywhere, but other news is creeping in
- Hidden thoughts : reality and ideology are in conflict
- The law, political class, and human rights : the law is made to protect the leader, and only he enjoys full human rights
- Defectors : sometimes running away is the best option
- The end comes slowly : for all its problems, the Kim regime appears to be stable.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780742567184
- 0742567184
- 9780742567207
- 0742567206
- OCLC:
- 428895721
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