Location: Singapore
Member Since:
March 12, 2016
Jennifer Dodgson
Books
Life on the North Korea Borderlands
by Jennifer Dodgson
Price:
$4.99 USD.
Words: 28,960.
Language:
English.
Published: March 31, 2016
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Categories:
Nonfiction » Travel » By region » Asia, Nonfiction » History » Modern / 20th Century
While it is undeniable that North Korea is a more reclusive nation than most, its borders are far from impermeable. As the centrally-planned economy broke down in the 1990s, border guards grew easier to bribe, and the razor-wire fences fell into disrepair. We spoke to those who live there and cross back and forth.
Tigers and Bears: Saying the Unthinkable about Unification
by Jennifer Dodgson
Price:
$4.99 USD.
Words: 16,040.
Language:
English.
Published: March 19, 2016
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Categories:
Nonfiction » History » Modern / 20th Century, Nonfiction » Politics & Current Affairs » World politics
Any plan for Korean unification immediately encounters innumerable intractable problems: What will happen to the North's secret police, prison guards and informers? Should a North Korean medical licence be accorded the same validity as a Southern one? Should we keep the Kim statues or tear them down? How are North Koreans likely to vote in elections?