The Real North Korea: Life and Politics in the Failed Stalinist Utopia
- ISBN-10
- 0199390037
- ISBN-13
- 9780199390038
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 315
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2014-12-01
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Author
- Andrei Lankov
Description
After providing an accessible history of the nation, the author turns his focus to what North Korea is, what its leadership thinks and how its people cope with living in such an oppressive and poor place, arguing that North Korea is not irrational, but rather a nation that has survived against all odds.
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