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Nothing to envy : ordinary lives in North Korea /

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.

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Main Author: Demick, Barbara
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Spiegel & Grau, 2010.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Koreans > Korea (North) > Social conditions > 21st century > Case studies.
Koreans > Korea (North) > Economic conditions > 21st century > Case studies.
Korea (North) > Social conditions > 21st century.
Korea (North) > Economic conditions > 21st century.
Korea (North)
Korea (North) > Social conditions.
Korea (North) > Economic conditions.
2000-2099
Koreans.
Koreans > Economic conditions.
Social conditions.
Economic conditions.
Koreans > Social conditions.
Case studies.
Summary: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.

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