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North Korea confidential
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- Book Synopsis
- What is life in North Korea really like? This fascinating book by celebrated journalists Daniel Tudor and James Pearson explores that very question. The authors interview experts and tap a broad variety of sources to bring a startling new insider's view of North Korean society, including: Members of Pyongyang's ruling families Defectors from different periods and regions Diplomats and NGOs with years of experience in the country Cross-border traders from neighboring China Textual accounts appearing in English, Korean and Chinese sources. This book reveals that ordinary North Koreans, poor and rich alike, enjoy listening to K-pop music and are addicted to South Korean TV dramas-in direct contravention of the government's dictates. Pirated foreign movies and shows-American, South Korean and Chinese-are often smuggled into the country, and sold. Such snippets of information help the reader understand that North Korea is undergoing dynamic changes affecting the 24 million people who call it home. Just as the 1950-53 Korean War created a new generation of South Korean overachievers, the authors believe that the mid-1990s famine in North Korea has caused an important social and economic transformation in North Korea that will eventually spur its citizens to greater achievements.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9780804852265
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Tuttle Publishing, (19 November 2020)
- Number of Pages
- 232
- Weight
- 272 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 203 x 130 x 21 mm
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