Passcode to the Third Floor : An Insider's Account of Life Among North Korea's Political Elite / Thae Yong-ho and translated by Robert Lauler.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Yong-ho, Thae, author.

Contributor:

Lauler, Robert, translator.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Diplomats--Korea (North)--Biography.

Diplomats.

Political refugees--Korea (North)--Biography.

Political refugees.

Political refugees--Korea (South)--Biography.

Korea (North)--Politics and government.

Korea (North).

Korea (North)--Social conditions.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (462 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

LaVergne : Columbia University Press, 2024.

New York : Columbia University Press, [2024]

Summary:

Thae Yong-ho was a leading North Korean diplomat to the United Kingdom and Northern Europe-until his dramatic defection to South Korea in 2016. In this gripping tell-all, he reveals the inner workings of the North Korean regime and shares the story of his decision to leave.

Contents:

Intro

Table of Contents

Acronyms

A Note on Romanization

Chronology

Preface to the English Edition

Prologue: What Will I Do Now?

Translator's Acknowledgments

Part I. At the Heart of Pyongyang's Leadership

1. North Korea's Path to Nuclear Weapons

2. North Korean Diplomacy During the Arduous March

3. Saved by South Korea

4. North Korea Uses the British to Check the Americans

5. From Kim Jong-il to Kim Jong-un

6. On the Eve of My Defection

Part II. Emancipation

7. Studying Abroad

8. The Thaes of Myeongcheon

9. For Freedom and Unification

Epilogue

Notes.

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ISBN:

0-231-55284-X

OCLC:

1425813286