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North Korea : toward a better understanding /
We are told, time and again, that North Koreans are loyal to their leader, that they would do anything, even die for him, and that they are fiercely proud and nationalistic. But to an equal extent, we are told that they are oppressed, suffering, and readyto rise against the evil dictator. What do we...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Lanham, MD :
Lexington Books,
©2009.
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| Colección: | New Asian anthropology.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | We are told, time and again, that North Koreans are loyal to their leader, that they would do anything, even die for him, and that they are fiercely proud and nationalistic. But to an equal extent, we are told that they are oppressed, suffering, and readyto rise against the evil dictator. What do we know beyond or between these opposing assumptions? We are not well equipped with the conceptual tools that could lead us beyond the current securitization of our discourses on North Korea, while undercurrentsof regarding North Koreans as less human continue in these discourses. This volume attemp. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (viii, 164 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780739132074 0739132075 1282493825 9781282493827 9786612493829 6612493828 |