The Cleanest Race: How North Koreans See Themselves - and Why

The Cleanest Race: How North Koreans See Themselves - and Why It Matters

Understanding North Korea through its propagandaA newly revised and updated edition that includes a consideration of Kim Jung Il's successor, Kim Jong-On What do the North Koreans really believe? How do they see themselves and the world around them? Here B.R. Myers, a North Korea analyst and a contributing editor of The Atlantic, presents the first full-length study of the North Korean worldview. Drawing on extensive research into the regimeâ€™s domestic propaganda, including films, romance novels and other artifacts of the personality cult, Myers analyzes each of the countryâ€™s official myths in turnÂ€Â”from the notion of Koreansâ€™ unique moral purity, to the myth of an America quaking in terror of ";the Iron General."; In a concise but groundbreaking historical section, Myers also traces the origins of this official culture back to the Japanese fascist thought in which North Koreaâ€™s first ideologues were
Country USA
Brand Melville House
Manufacturer Melville House
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber Illustrations
Model Illustrations
Color Grey
ReleaseDate 2011-12-20
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781935554349

The Cleanest Race: How North Koreans See Themselves - and Why It Matters