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Nothing to envy: ordinary lives in North Korea

Barbara Demick
Resource Type:
Book (Print/Paper)
Edition:
1st ed.
Publication:
New York : Spiegel & Grau, 2009

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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.
Author/Creator:
Demick, Barbara
Languages:
English
Language Notes:
Item content: English
Main Work:
Nothing to envy: ordinary lives in North Korea [by Demick, B.]
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
2000-2099
Koreans
Koreans — Economic conditions
Social conditions
Economic conditions
Koreans — Social conditions
Korea (North)
Genres:
Case studies
General Notes:
Includes bibliographical references.
Physical Description:
xii, 314 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
Call Numbers:
HN730.6.A8 D46 2009
ISBNs:
9780385523905 (acid-free paper)
0385523904
Other Standard Numbers:
[Unknown Type]: 2923688
Library of Congress Control Numbers:
2009022420
OCLC Numbers:
229027465