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020 $a9780742567184 (cloth : alk. paper)
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020 $a9780742567207 (electronic)
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035 $a(OCoLC)428895721
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050 00 $aDS932.7$b.H37 2009
082 00 $a951.9305$222
100 1 $aHassig, Ralph C.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n00045590
245 14 $aThe hidden people of North Korea :$beveryday life in the hermit kingdom /$cRalph Hassig and Kongdan Oh.
260 $aLanham, Md. :$bRowman & Littlefield Publishers,$c[2009], ©2009.
300 $axii, 300 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates :$billustrations ;$c24 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 255-284) and index.
505 0 $aThe 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.
520 $a"This unique book 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-il 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. The key to understanding how the North Korean people live, the authors argue, is to realize that their only allowed role is to support Kim Jong-il, whose father founded the country in the late 1940s. An intelligent and experienced dictator, Kim controls his people by keeping them isolated and banning most foreigners. This control has loosened slightly since the late 1990s, but North Koreans remain hungry and oppressed. Yet the outside world is slowly filtering in, and the book concludes by urging the United States to flood North Korea with information so that its people can make decisions based on truth rather than their dictator's ubiquitous propaganda"--Book jacket.
651 0 $aKorea (North)$xSocial life and customs.
651 0 $aKorea (North)$xSocial conditions.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008115734
651 0 $aKorea (North)$xEconomic conditions.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008115735
650 0 $aPolitical culture$zKorea (North)
651 0 $aKorea (North)$xPolitics and government$y1994-2011.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2007005660
600 10 $aKim, Chŏng-il,$d1942-2011$xInfluence.
650 07 $aAlltag.$2swd
651 7 $aNordkorea.$2swd
700 1 $aOh, Kong Dan.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n92066984
852 00 $beal$hDS932.7$i.H37 2010