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Nothing to envy : ordinary lives in North Korea / Barbara Demick.

Demick, Barbara. (Author).

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.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780385523905
  • ISBN: 0385523904
  • Physical Description: xii, 314 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First edition
  • Publisher: New York : Spiegel & Grau, 2009.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-314).
Subject:
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.
Genre:
Case studies.

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Marion Library 306.095 DEM (Text) 37810434877949 Adult Nonfiction Checked out 08/11/2026

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