Kim Il-song's North Korea / Helen-Louise Hunter ; foreword by Stephen J. Solarz
- Bib ID:
- 1363090
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Hunter, Helen-Louise, 1934-
- Description:
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- Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 1999
- xviii, 262 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm.
- ISBN:
- 0275962962 (alkaline paper)
- Summary:
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In this declassified CIA study, Hunter provides a glimpse inside North Korean society, detailing the everyday life of people living in perhaps the most isolated, secretive society of the 20th century. Hunter brings to life what it is like to live in a thoroughly thought-controlled society - which also is the world's most class-conscious society. Based on all the sources available to the CIA at the time, this book is the most comprehensive look at North Korean life ever published. It is essential reading for foreign policy officials, Asian Studies scholars, and the general public interested in world affairs.
- Full contents:
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- Foreword / Stephen J. Solarz
- Pt. 1. The Twin Pillars of Society. 1. Songbun. 2. The Cult of Kim Il-song. 3. The Kim Il-song Man: Good Songbun and Dedication to Kim
- Pt. 2. Kim's Blueprint for Life: From the Cradle to the Grave. 4. Family Life. 5. Children: "Living Like Kings and Queens" 6. The Teenage Years: A Rude Awakening. 7. Leisure Activities. 8. Romance. 9. Hoodlums. 10. The Long Years in the Military. 11. The Women Left Behind. 12. Marriage. 13. Working to Death: An Exhausted Population
- Pt. 3. The Dream versus Reality. 14. Pyongyang: Kim's Dream City. 15. The Privileged Life. 16. Real Life. 17. Consumer Goods and Services. 18. Personal Savings. 19. Housing. 20. Education. 21. Health Care.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [243]-244) and index.
- Subject:
- Copyright:
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- Publication date:
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