korea (north)

Examines the geography, history, government and culture of North Korea.

Follows the lives of six North Korean citizens over fifteen years, bringing to life what it means to live under a repressive totalitarian regime that is, by choice, not connected to the Internet, where displays of affection are punished, informants are rewarded, and an offhand remark can send a person to the gulag for life.

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

Surveys the geography, history, economy, foreign relations, people, and culture of North Korea.

Recounts the events surrounding Jimmy Carter's intervention in the 1994 North Korean nuclear crisis, describing how Carter's talks with North Korean dictator Kim Il Sung helped break the diplomatic deadlock between the dictator and the Clinton administration and stop the North Korea plutonium-based nuclear program.

Documents the two months Canadian animator Guy Delisle spent overseeing cartoon production in North Korea, where he records everything form the statues and portraits of dictators Kim Il-Sung and Kim Jong-Il to the ordinary citizens of the country.

Chronicles the lives of six North Koreans over a span of fifteen years, exploring how the lives of ordinary citizens were impacted by key social, political, and economic events of the time.

A brief history of Korea from its earliest settlements and civilization to the twenty-first century, describing major social, economic, religious, and political issues, along with the post World War II division of North and South Korea.

Describes the landscape, history, government, economy, people, and culture of North Korea, and examines some of the issues facing the country in the future. Includes a chronology.

Examines the history, economy, and politics of North Korea, describing its leaders over the centuries, Japanese occupation, the Korean War, and efforts to halt its build-up of nuclear weapons.