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North Korea's hidden revolution : how the information underground is transforming a closed society

Title
  1. North Korea's hidden revolution : how the information underground is transforming a closed society / Jieun Baek.
Published by
  1. New Haven ; London : Yale University Press, [2017]
  2. ©2016
Author
  1. Baek, Jieun.

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Description
  1. xxvi, 282 pages : illustrations, maps; 24 cm
Summary
  1. 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
  1. Propaganda
  2. Mass media and international relations
  3. Mass media and propaganda
  4. Mass media and culture > Korea (North)
  5. Mass media > Korea (North)
  6. Korea (North) > In mass media
  7. Popular culture > Korea (North)
Contents
  1. 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.
Call number
  1. JFE 17-1572
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Author
  1. Baek, Jieun.
Title
  1. North Korea's hidden revolution : how the information underground is transforming a closed society / Jieun Baek.
Publisher
  1. New Haven ; London : Yale University Press, [2017]
Copyright date
  1. ©2016
Type of content
  1. text
Type of medium
  1. unmediated
Type of carrier
  1. volume
Bibliography
  1. Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN
  1. 9780300217810
  2. 0300217811
Research call number
  1. JFE 17-1572
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