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Author Demick, Barbara.

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

Publication Info. New York : Spiegel & Grau, 2009.

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 Davis Adult Nonfiction  951.9305 DEM    CHECK SHELVES
 West Sacramento Adult Nonfiction  951.9305 DEM    CHECK SHELVES
Edition 1st ed.
Description xii, 314 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
Content type text txt rdacontent
Format volume nc rdacarrier
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-314).
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.
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.
ISBN 9780385523905 alkaline paper
0385523904 alkaline paper