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Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea

byBarbara Demick

Barbara Demick uses Nothing to Envy to investigate ordinary Lives in North Korea through a carefully framed historical account. By tracing causes alongside consequences, the narrative gives readers both a grounded account and a route into the connected fields of history and social science. Attention to evidence keeps the discussion anchored while allowing disagreement, uncertainty, and unintended consequences to remain visible. The book ultimately clarifies what made these developments possible, who experienced their effects, and why the story remains significant.

Publisher

Spiegel & Grau

Publication date

October 5, 2010

Format

Print edition

Pages

336

ISBN

9780385523912