000351711 000__ 03884cam\a2200445Ia\4500 000351711 001__ 351711 000351711 005__ 20210513130015.0 000351711 006__ m\\\\\\\\u\\\\\\\\ 000351711 007__ cr\cn\nnnunnun 000351711 008__ 110525s2009\\\\mdua\\\\ob\\\\001\0\eng\d 000351711 010__ $$z 2009029786 000351711 019__ $$a647873815 000351711 020__ $$a9780742567207 (electronic bk.) 000351711 020__ $$z9780742567184 (cloth : alk. paper) 000351711 035__ $$a(OCoLC)ocn667274367 000351711 035__ $$a(CaPaEBR)ebr10364419 000351711 035__ $$a351711 000351711 040__ $$aCaPaEBR$$cCaPaEBR 000351711 05014 $$aDS932.7$$b.H37 2009eb 000351711 1001_ $$aHassig, Ralph C. 000351711 24514 $$aThe hidden people of North Korea$$h[electronic resource] :$$beveryday life in the hermit kingdom /$$cRalph Hassig and Kongdan Oh. 000351711 260__ $$aLanham, Md. :$$bRowman & Littlefield Publishers,$$c2009. 000351711 300__ $$a1 online resource (xii, 300 p.), [8] p. of plates :$$bill. 000351711 500__ $$aDescription based on print version record. 000351711 504__ $$aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 000351711 5050_ $$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. 000351711 506__ $$aAccess limited to authorized users. 000351711 520__ $$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. 000351711 60010 $$aKim, Chŏng-il,$$d1942-2011$$xInfluence. 000351711 650_0 $$aPolitical culture$$zKorea (North) 000351711 651_0 $$aKorea (North)$$xSocial life and customs. 000351711 651_0 $$aKorea (North)$$xSocial conditions. 000351711 651_0 $$aKorea (North)$$xEconomic conditions. 000351711 651_0 $$aKorea (North)$$xPolitics and government$$y1994-2011. 000351711 655_0 $$aElectronic books. 000351711 7001_ $$aOh, Kong Dan. 000351711 77608 $$iPrint version:$$aHassig, Ralph C.$$tHidden people of North Korea.$$dLanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield, 2009$$z9780742567184$$w(DLC) 2009029786$$w(OCoLC)428895721 000351711 8520_ $$bacq 000351711 85280 $$bebk$$hProquest Ebook Central 000351711 85640 $$3ProQuest Ebook Central$$uhttps://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/usiricelib-ebooks/detail.action?docID=466961$$zOnline Access 000351711 909CO $$ooai:library.usi.edu:351711$$pGLOBAL_SET 000351711 980__ $$aEBOOK 000351711 980__ $$aBIB 000351711 982__ $$aEbook 000351711 983__ $$aOnline