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Record Nr.

UNINA9910788124603321

Autore

Hassig Ralph C.

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Maryland : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , 2015

©2015

ISBN

1-4422-3718-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (253 pages)

Disciplina

951.9305

Soggetti

Political culture - Korea (North)

Korea (North) Social life and customs

Korea (North) Social conditions

Korea (North) Economic conditions

Korea (North) Politics and government 2011-

Korea (North) Politics and government 1994-2011

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

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.