Ask a North Korean: Defectors Talk about Their Lives Inside the World's Most Secretive Nation Contributor(s): Tudor, Daniel (Author), Nk News (With), Lankov, Andrei (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 0804849331 ISBN-13: 9780804849333 Publisher: Tuttle Publishing OUR PRICE: $17.99 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 2018 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | Asia - Korea - Social Science | Developing & Emerging Countries - Political Science | World - Asian |
Dewey: 362.870 |
Physical Information: 1.2" H x 5.6" W x 8.2" (1.00 lbs) 288 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - East Asian - Ethnic Orientation - Korean |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: In his new book, Ask a North Korean, Daniel Tudor--a former Economist journalist and current Korean beer entrepreneur-- wants people to understand the true lives of everyday North Koreans. Using translated essays written by defectors, the book covers topics from politics to pornography. -- The Boston Globe The weekly column Ask A North Korean, published by NK News, invites readers from around the world to pose questions to North Korean defectors . Adapted from the long-running column, these fascinating interviews provide authentic firsthand testimonies about life in North Korea and what is really happening inside the Hermit Kingdom. North Korean contributors to this book include:
Ask A North Korean sheds critical light on all aspects of North Korean politics and society and shows that, even in the world's most authoritarian regime, life goes on in ways that are very different from what outsiders may think. Begin to understand North Korea through the eyes of those who know it best--its defectors. |