North of the DMZ : essays on daily life in North Korea / Andrei Lankov.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lanʹkov, A. N. (Andreĭ Nikolaevich)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Korea (North)--Social conditions.

Korea (North).

Social conditions.

Korea (North)--Politics and government.

Politics and government.

Penn Provenance:

Chang, Yoonmee, 1970-2018 (former owner) (Libra copy)

Physical Description:

xi, 346 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., [2007]

Summary:

"Book describes the difficult but determined existence that North Koreans have created for themselves in the face of oppression. The book introduces the political system and the extent to which it permeates citizens' daily lives; discusses the schools, the economic system, and family life; treats the changes that have taken place in North Korea over the last decade"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Leaders dear and great

In times of propaganda

The arts and the media

The workers' paradise? the social structure of the DPRK

Pyongyang

Daily lives

Recreation and fashion

Family matters

All things which move

Big Brother is watching

How does the system work?

Schools

It's economics

Foreign affairs

On spying, smuggling and kidnapping

North Koreans overseas, foreigners in North Korea

Defectors

The unnoticed death of North Korean Stalinism.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 331-336) and index.

Local Notes:

Libra copy presented to the Penn Libraries by the Family of Dr. Yoonmee Chang.

Other Format:

Online version: Lanʹkov, A.N. (Andreĭ Nikolaevich). North of the DMZ.

ISBN:

9780786428397

0786428392

OCLC:

81252830