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Author Baek, Jieun, author.

Title North Korea's hidden revolution : how the information underground is transforming a closed society / Jieun Baek.

Publication Info. New Haven ; London : Yale University Press, [2017]
©2016

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 Avon Free Public Library - Adult Department  951.93 BAEK    Check Shelf
 Burlington Public Library - Adult Department  909 BAEK    Check Shelf
 West Hartford, Noah Webster Library - Non Fiction  951.9305 BAEK    Check Shelf
 Wethersfield Public Library - Non Fiction  951.93 BAEK    Check Shelf
Description xxvi, 282 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-252) and index.
Contents Immortal Gods: Why North Korea is such a Durable Regime -- Cracks in the System: an Information Revolution -- "Old School" Media: From Trader Gossip to Freedom Balloons -- The Digital Underground -- A New Generation Rising -- Implications, Predictions, and a Call to Action -- Appendix: How Remittances are sent to North Korea.
Summary One of the least understood countries in the world, North Korea has long been known for its repressive regime. Yet it is far from being an impenetrable black box. Media flows covertly into the country, and fault lines are appearing in the government's sealed informational borders. Drawing on deeply personal interviews with North Korean defectors from all walks of life, ranging from propaganda artists to diplomats, Jieun Baek tells the story of North Korea's information underground--the network of citizens who take extraordinary risks by circulating illicit content such as foreign films, television shows, soap operas, books, and encyclopedias. By fostering an awareness of life outside North Korea and enhancing cultural knowledge, the materials these citizens disseminate are affecting the social and political consciousness of a people, as well as their everyday lives. -- Website.
Subject Mass media -- Korea (North)
Mass media and culture -- Korea (North)
Popular culture -- Korea (North)
Korea (North) -- In mass media.
Mass media and international relations.
Mass media and propaganda.
Propaganda.
ISBN 9780300217810
0300217811
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