The Real North Korea: Life and Politics in the Failed Stalinist Utopia

from robertmorrow

I received an uncorrected advance copy via LibraryThing's book giveaway, a very fortunate occurrence indeed! Mr. Lankov has written a concise but rich study of a country that has baffled many for decades. The descriptions of the dynamics of North Korean society are eye-opening, and his survey of ...

from JulieW121

As with many others, North Korea is a curiosity. I enjoyed reading this, very academic but I believe a well-written current update on the political, economic, and social situations. Political strategies are explained and commented on to provide the reader more insight if this is there first book ...

from sherman1951

There is no doubt that North Korea is governed by a rather evil, totalitarian dictatorship. We are now on the third generation of Kim's, slightly ahead of Cuba as a communist monarchy. Since the police action (it was never a declared war) of the early 1950s, the US has always struggled with our p...

from minfo

Problems with proofreading notwithstanding, this is a work which provides extensive background information on a part of the world 'the rest of us' will never see except through the slanted lenses of our media. It provides the reader with an understanding of why there's such a disconnect between p...

from TeaTimeCoder

A topic no one wants to talk about for any longer than it takes to say "isn't in awful". Yes, it is. An honest attempt of documenting a history and also encouraging action. Written by a sympathetic person who also suffered through communism. Raises above condemnation and tries to understand how a...