korea (north)

Contains twenty-three essays in which the authors debate issues related to North and South Korea.

"It's 1950 and the Communist country of North Korea has invaded its neighboring country of South Korea. The United Nations has stepped in to help South Korea by providing weapons and soldiers. Nearly all of these soldiers come from the United States. Will you: Serve as a pilot in Korea with the U.S. Marine Corps? Lie about your age to enlist as a 16 year old member of the U.S. military reserves? Join in the fight for your country as a young South Korean man? Everything in this book happened to real people. And YOU CHOOSE what you do next. The choices you make could lead you to survival or to death"--Provided by the publisher.

Presents a study of the evolution of North Korea since Kim Il Sung's rise to power and discusses how the regime has maintained itself and managed dynastic succession while avoiding the internal turmoil and violence that have occured in other Communist states.

Based on the life of the authors' mother, this is the story of her escape from North Korea.

Examines the rule of the Korean dictator who was premier, and then president, of North Korea until his death.

A historical and political analysis of North Korea that covers th period from the division of the peninsula in 1948 to the future of North Korea beyond 2003.

Explores the long history of Korea, its split, and how North Korea and South Korea continue to remain divided.

Introverted Gi and radiant Il-sun are sold as sex workers by Il-sun's suitor, first in South Korea and then in the U.S. Though their captivity outside North Korea is even crueler than the oppression, they endure on their path to freedom.