North Korea in the 21st Century: An Interpretative Guide
North Korea is not easily accessible, but boasts some of the most beautiful scenery in the Korean Peninsula, and arguably in East Asia. Travel to and in North Korea is tightly controlled, while political, economic, social and cultural life is played out in terms of a not readily understood philosoph...
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Place / Publishing House: | [Place of publication not identified] : Global Oriental, 2005 |
Year of Publication: | 2005 |
Language: | English |
Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xi, 253 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) :; illustrations |
Notes: | Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Table of Contents:
- Map of North Korea; Introduction; PART I: Understanding the DPRK; 1 Politics with North Korean Characteristics; 2 The Role of History; 3 Rise and Fall of the North Korean Economy; 4 Society; 5 Cultural Values; 6 The Outside World; PART II: Visiting and Living in the DPRK; 7 Practical Aspects; 8 The Land and its Sights; PART III: A Brush with History; 9 Opening the British Embassy Pyongyang, 2001-02; References/Bibliography; Index.