Nothing to Envy
Ordinary Lives in North Korea
New York : Spiegel & Grau, 2010.
Format: Book
Edition: First edition.
Description: xii, 314 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
Follows the lives of six North Koreans over fifteen years, a chaotic period that saw the rise to power of Kim Jong Il and the devastation of a famine that killed one-fifth of the population, illustrating what it means to live under the most repressive totalitarian regime today.
Subjects:
Koreans -- Korea (North) -- Social conditions -- 21st century -- Case studies.
Koreans -- Korea (North) -- Economic conditions -- 21st century -- Case studies.
Koreans -- Korea (North) -- Social conditions -- 21st century -- Case studies.
Koreans -- Korea (North) -- Economic conditions -- 21st century -- Case studies.
ISBN:
0385523904 (acid-free paper)
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
SOCIAL SCI Cultures Dem | Cooper (Forest Acres) | Nonfiction | In |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages [299]-314).