The hidden people of North Korea [electronic resource] : everyday life in the hermit kingdom / Ralph Hassig and Kongdan Oh.
Hassig, Ralph C.; Oh, Kong Dan.
2009
DS932.7 .H37 2009eb
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Title The hidden people of North Korea [electronic resource] : everyday life in the hermit kingdom / Ralph Hassig and Kongdan Oh.
Author Hassig, Ralph C.
ISBN 9780742567207 (electronic bk.)
9780742567184 (cloth : alk. paper)
Imprint Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2009.
Language English
Description 1 online resource (xii, 300 p.), [8] p. of plates : ill.
Call Number DS932.7 .H37 2009eb
Summary "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.
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Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Added Author Oh, Kong Dan.
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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.

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