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Professor Lankov is an authority on North Korea - [05 Feb 2009]
As a Russian scholar who lived in North Korea in the 1980s, he has a unique perspective and understanding of this strange and secluded country. Easy reading as it's several essays packed in chapters, dealing with various aspects of life in North Korea...
understanding of this strange and secluded country. Easy reading as it's several essays packed...
www.amazon.com/review/R13EZISAPYP...
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Fascinating description of daily life in North Korea - [05 Feb 2009]
Fascinating description of daily life in North Korea, and how much it has changed in recent years. The essays are short and informative. I planned to only read a few, but this book is almost impossible to put down. Every page contains a revelation. The...
years. The essays are short and informative. I planned to only read a few, but this book ...
www.amazon.com/review/RKQ6JAEICM...
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Daily life in North Korea - [27 Jan 2009]
A gem of a book. By far the best account of daily life in North Korea. Having grown up in the Soviet Union, Lankov understands how these kinds of societies work like no other scholar in writing in English today. These essays aren't about nuclear weapons...
the Soviet Union, Lankov understands how these kinds of societies work like no other scholar...
www.amazon.com/review/R1JQJXNMH...
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great book - [19 Jan 2009]
This book provides a really nice inside look of what North Korea is like. Although I have never been to North Korea (like most of us) the descriptions of daily life, cultures, politics, work, etc. seem to fall in line with other surrounding countries ...
never been to North Korea (like most of us) the descriptions of daily life, cultures, politics...
www.amazon.com/review/R3VVLYBW5...
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Most fascinating essays - [28 Apr 2008]
Most talking heads, or indeed all talking heads, especially those you see on TV or read from articles, can only pretend to know anything about North Korea, and then only superficially, and even that is from the speculations of others who themselves in...
articles, can only pretend to know anything about North Korea, and then only superficially...
www.amazon.com/review/R8IKC1QJH...
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a real eye-opener on north korea - [23 May 2007]
For years now, Western observers of North Korea have tended to use absolutes in describing the country. It is, for example, said to be the last Stalinist nation on earth and the world's most secretive, isolated, autarkic society, while its leader (Kim...
the country. It is, for example, said to be the last Stalinist nation on earth and the world...
www.amazon.com/review/R3RUAJSW2...
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