Nothing to envy : ordinary lives in North Korea
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Demick, Barbara.
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New York : Spiegel & Grau, 2010.
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1st ed.
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xii, 314 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
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Published
New York : Spiegel & Grau, 2010.
Edition
1st ed.
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English
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-314).
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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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Case studies.
Korea (North) -- Economic conditions -- 21st century.
Korea (North) -- Social conditions -- 21st century.
Koreans -- Korea (North) -- Economic conditions -- 21st century -- Case studies.
Koreans -- Korea (North) -- Social conditions -- 21st century -- Case studies.
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Korea (North)
Korea (North) -- Economic conditions.
Korea (North) -- Social conditions.