Reading North Korea: An Ethnological Inquiry

by Sonia Ryang

Often depicted as one of the world's most strictly isolationist and relentlessly authoritarian regimes, North Korea has remained terra incognita to foreign researchers as a site for anthropological fieldwork. Given the difficulty of gaining access to the country and its people, is it possible to examine the cultural logic and social dynamics of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea?

In this innovative book, Sonia Ryang casts new light...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674062477
• ISBN13: 9780674062474
• Release Date: May 2012
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 244 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.1"