North Korea Undercover: Inside the World's Most Secret State

Nonfiction, History, Asian, Korea
Cover of the book North Korea Undercover: Inside the World's Most Secret State by John Sweeney, Pegasus Books
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: John Sweeney ISBN: 9781605988030
Publisher: Pegasus Books Publication: July 15, 2015
Imprint: Pegasus Books Language: English
Author: John Sweeney
ISBN: 9781605988030
Publisher: Pegasus Books
Publication: July 15, 2015
Imprint: Pegasus Books
Language: English

An authoritative and, at times, frightening investigation into the dark side of North Korean society.

North Korea is like no other tyranny on earth. Its citizens are told their home is the greatest nation on earth. Big Brother is always watching: It is Orwell's 1984 made reality.

Award-winning BBC journalist John Sweeney is one of the few foreign journalists to have witnessed the devastating reality of life in the controversial and isolated nation of North Korea, having entered the country undercover, posing as a university professor with a group of students from the London School of Economics.

Huge factories with no staff or electricity; hospitals with no patients; uniformed child soldiers; and the world-famous and eerily empty DMZ—the DeMilitarized Zone, where North Korea ends and South Korea begins—all framed by the relentless flow of regime propaganda from omnipresent loudspeakers. Free speech is an illusion: one word out of line and the gulag awaits. State spies are everywhere, ready to punish disloyalty and the slightest sign of discontent.

Drawing on his own experiences and his extensive interviews with defectors and other key witnesses, Sweeney's North Korea Undercover pulls back the curtain, providing a rare insight into life there today, examining the country's troubled history and addressing important questions about its uncertain future.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

An authoritative and, at times, frightening investigation into the dark side of North Korean society.

North Korea is like no other tyranny on earth. Its citizens are told their home is the greatest nation on earth. Big Brother is always watching: It is Orwell's 1984 made reality.

Award-winning BBC journalist John Sweeney is one of the few foreign journalists to have witnessed the devastating reality of life in the controversial and isolated nation of North Korea, having entered the country undercover, posing as a university professor with a group of students from the London School of Economics.

Huge factories with no staff or electricity; hospitals with no patients; uniformed child soldiers; and the world-famous and eerily empty DMZ—the DeMilitarized Zone, where North Korea ends and South Korea begins—all framed by the relentless flow of regime propaganda from omnipresent loudspeakers. Free speech is an illusion: one word out of line and the gulag awaits. State spies are everywhere, ready to punish disloyalty and the slightest sign of discontent.

Drawing on his own experiences and his extensive interviews with defectors and other key witnesses, Sweeney's North Korea Undercover pulls back the curtain, providing a rare insight into life there today, examining the country's troubled history and addressing important questions about its uncertain future.

More books from Pegasus Books

Cover of the book The English Opium-Eater: A Biography of Thomas De Quincey by John Sweeney
Cover of the book Oscar Wilde and the Return of Jack the Ripper: An Oscar Wilde Mystery by John Sweeney
Cover of the book Goya: The Terrible Sublime: A Graphic Novel by John Sweeney
Cover of the book Mrs God: A Novel by John Sweeney
Cover of the book No Way Back: A Novel by John Sweeney
Cover of the book Don't Look for Me: A Carter Blake Thriller (Carter Blake) by John Sweeney
Cover of the book The Betrayals: A Novel by John Sweeney
Cover of the book Clockwork Futures: The Science of Steampunk and the Reinvention of the Modern World by John Sweeney
Cover of the book In Our Own Image: Savior or Destroyer? The History and Future of Artificial Intelligence by John Sweeney
Cover of the book War Stories: From the Charge of the Light Brigade to the Battle of the Bulge and Beyond by John Sweeney
Cover of the book Ghost Stories: Classic Tales of Horror and Suspense by John Sweeney
Cover of the book Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine Presents Fifty Years of Crime and Suspense by John Sweeney
Cover of the book The Archipelago of Hope: Wisdom and Resilience from the Edge of Climate Change by John Sweeney
Cover of the book The Thieves of Threadneedle Street: The Incredible True Story of the American Forgers Who Nearly Broke the Bank of England by John Sweeney
Cover of the book Vanishing: A Novel by John Sweeney
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy