Exodus To North Korea

Author : Tessa Morris-Suzuki
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Page : 301 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2007-03-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9780742579385

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Exodus to North Korea by Tessa Morris-Suzuki Pdf

Ranging from Geneva to Pyongyang, this remarkable book takes readers on an odyssey through one of the most extraordinary forgotten tragedies of the Cold War: the "return" of over 90,000 people, most of them ethnic Koreans, from Japan to North Korea from 1959 onward. Presented to the world as a humanitarian venture and conducted under the supervision of the International Red Cross, the scheme was actually the result of political intrigues involving the governments of Japan, North Korea, the Soviet Union, and the United States. The great majority of the Koreans who journeyed to North Korea in fact originated from the southern part of the Korean peninsula, and many had lived all their lives in Japan. Though most left willingly, persuaded by propaganda that a bright new life awaited them in North Korea, the author draws on recently declassified documents to reveal the covert pressures used to hasten the departure of this unwelcome ethnic minority. For most, their new home proved a place of poverty and hardship; for thousands, it was a place of persecution and death. In rediscovering their extraordinary personal stories, this book also casts new light on the politics of the Cold War and on present-day tensions between North Korea and the rest of the world.

Author : Human Rights Watch (Organization)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : China
ISBN : UOM:39015056182895

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North Korea by Human Rights Watch (Organization) Pdf

And recommendations -- The migrant's story: contours of human rights abuse -- A well-founded fear: punishment and labor camps in North Korea -- Getting beyond China: The international community and its obligations -- Conclusion.

Author : Andrei Lankov
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 350 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : History
ISBN : 9780199390038

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The Real North Korea by Andrei Lankov Pdf

In The Real North Korea, Lankov substitutes cold, clear analysis for the overheated rhetoric surrounding this opaque police state. Based on vast expertise, this book reveals how average North Koreans live, how their leaders rule, and how both survive

Author : Adrienne Lo,Nancy Abelmann,Soo Ah Kwon,Sumie Okazaki
Publisher : University of Washington Press
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2015-07-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780295806525

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South Korea's Education Exodus by Adrienne Lo,Nancy Abelmann,Soo Ah Kwon,Sumie Okazaki Pdf

South Korea's Education Exodus analyzes Early Study Abroad in relation to the neoliberalization of South Korean education and labor. With chapters based on demographic and survey data, discourse analysis, and ethnography in destinations such as Canada, New Zealand, Singapore, and the United States, the book considers the complex motivations that spur families of pre-college youth to embark on often arduous and expensive journeys. In addition to examining various forms and locations of study abroad, South Korea's Education Exodus discusses how students and families manage living and studying abroad in relation to global citizenship, language ideologies, social class, and race.

Author : Eui-Gak Hwang
Publisher : Springer
Page : 205 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2010-04-07
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1441915613

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The Search for a Unified Korea by Eui-Gak Hwang Pdf

North Korea’s brinkmanship diplomacy has continued to disturb the world with its seemingly reckless missile testing, as the country’s leader, Kim Jong-Il, is rumored to be terminally ill with pancreatic cancer. North Korea appears to be in a state of serious internal crisis not only because its dictatorial system, albeit skillful and ruthless leadership, is inherently unstable, if not skillful and ruthless leadership, but also because the main pillar of Kim Jong-Il’s legitimacy is rapidly eroding due to both mass starvations and the exodus of grassroots and mass exodus of the North Korean people into nearby regions. The main objective of this book is to explore the probability of North Korea’s implosion, and second to search for a feasible way for Korean reuni?cation as a possible consequence of a big bang event on the peninsula. The geopolitics of the Korean Peninsula is historically very complicated as Korea is bordered and s- rounded by four big powers; namely, China, Russia, Japan, and the United States. Each country has its own varying degrees of political, economic, and military stakes with respect to the Korean Peninsula. Thus, the Land of the Morning Calm has remained divided since 1945 mainly as a result of the domain war among these super powers. As the North nears a turning point, however, there is a new possibility for the two Koreas to reunite if the international environments work in their favor, and if both countries are well prepared to assume reuni?cation.

Author : Sonia Ryang
Publisher : Lexington Books
Page : 173 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2009-01-16
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780739132074

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North Korea by Sonia Ryang Pdf

We are told, time and again, that North Koreans are loyal to their leader, that they would do anything, even die for him, and that they are fiercely proud and nationalistic. But to an equal extent, we are told that they are oppressed, suffering, and ready to rise against the evil dictator. What do we know beyond or between these opposing assumptions? We are not well equipped with the conceptual tools that could lead us beyond the current securitization of our discourses on North Korea, while undercurrents of regarding North Koreans as less human continue in these discourses. This volume attempts to multiply the angles from which we can look at North Korea by reassessing the international environment in which it is placed, the process of production of its culture, and the historical paths it has followed. Due to the new approach the volume takes, reading these pages will be an eye-opening experience not only for experts, but also for lay readers and anyone interested in peace keeping in Korea, Northeast Asia, and beyond.

Author : David R. Hawk
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2012-04-10
Category : Concentration camps
ISBN : 0615623670

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The Hidden Gulag by David R. Hawk Pdf

The second edition of Hidden Gulag utilizes the testimony of sixty former North Koreans who were severely and arbitrarily deprived of their liberty in a vast network of penal and forced labor institutions in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK or North Korea) for reasons not permitted by international law. By the time of the research for the second edition in 2010 and 2011, there were some 23,000 former North Koreans who recently arrived in South Korea. Included in this number are hundreds of persons formerly detained in the variety of North Korea's slave labor camps, penitentiaries, and detention facilities. Included in this number are several former prisoners who were arbitrarily imprisoned for twenty to thirty years before their escape or release from the labor camps, and their subsequent flight through China to South Korea. This newly available testimony dramatically increases our knowledge of the operation of North Korea's political prison and labor camp system. This second edition of Hidden Gulag also utilizes a recent international legal framework for the analysis of North Korea's human rights violations: the norms and standards established in the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court for defining and determining crimes against humanity, which became operative in July 2002. In addition to the testimony and accounts from the former political prisoners in this report, this second edition of Hidden Gulag also includes satellite photographs of the prison camps.

Author : Adrian Buzo
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2020-11-22
Category : History
ISBN : 9780429804007

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Routledge Handbook of Contemporary North Korea by Adrian Buzo Pdf

The Routledge Handbook of Contemporary North Korea presents a comprehensive picture of contemporary North Korea, placed in historical context and set against the overlapping fields of politics, economy, culture, society and foreign relations. Spanning a period of significant transition for North Korea, this volume provides accurate analysis and applications of both historical and institutional perspectives. The volume’s chapters are representative of the growth in North Korean studies that has occurred since the 1990s, in parallel with the growing maturity of the field in South Korea, as well as with far greater levels of access to North Korean sources. The volume is divided into five Parts, each reflecting an emergent area of debate and research: The political perspective The North Korean economy Foreign relations Society Culture This is the first anthology of North Korean studies to demonstrate a clear understanding of North Korea as North Korea, as opposed to a dimly perceived and threatening rogue state. It features both Korean and non-Korean contributors, many working from primary source material. As such, this handbook will prove a valuable resource to students and scholars of Northeast Asian studies, modern Korean history and politics, and comparative politics more broadly.

Author : HaeRan Shin
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 253 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2022-03-14
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781793651501

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North Korean Defectors in Diaspora by HaeRan Shin Pdf

This edited collection investigates the mobilities, resettlement practices, and identities of North Korean defectors who have relocated to the United Kingdom, the United States, Japan, and South Korea. The contributors to this volume examine the complex nature of defection from North Korea, highlighting the ways in which defectors renegotiate their identities in order to adapt and settle in new societies as well as the implications these differing narratives have on future policy decisions.

Author : Stephan Haggard,Marcus Noland
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780231140003

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Famine in North Korea by Stephan Haggard,Marcus Noland Pdf

"In their carefully researched book, Stephan Haggard and Marcus Noland present the most comprehensive account of the famine to date, examining not only the origins and aftermath of the crisis but also the regime's response to outside aid and the effect of its current policies on the country's economic future. Their study begins by considering the root causes of the famine, weighing the effects of the decline in the availability of food against its poor distribution. Then it takes a close look at the aid effort, addressing the difficulty of monitoring assistance within the country, and concludes with an analysis of current economic reforms and strategies of engagement."--BOOK JACKET.

Author : Ian Jeffries
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 938 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780415656443

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North Korea, 2009-2012 by Ian Jeffries Pdf

North Korea continues to be a country of great concern internationally, where future developments are uncertain, especially as a result of the succession to the leadership of Kim Jong-un following the death of Kim Jong-il. It is also a country which is relatively unknown and relatively little studied. This book provides a comprehensive, detailed survey of economic and political developments in the last few years. As such it provides many insights into the current trends which are likely to shape the country’s future direction.

Author : Maximilian Ernst
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2016-09-29
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781476628097

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Satellite Data, Women Defectors and Black Markets in North Korea by Maximilian Ernst Pdf

In 2002, North Korea passed market liberalization reforms that allowed market forces to determine food prices. In the years to follow, the number of North Korean defectors arriving in South Korea rose considerably, and the number of female defectors skyrocketed. This paper, which appears in North Korean Review, Vol. 12, No. 2 (Fall 2016), investigates the increase in female defectors from North Korea to South Korea. It uses satellite imagery to measure activity in North Korean markets, and demonstrates a correlation between night-time lights emitted by a black market in Sinuiju and female defection to South Korea through China. It concludes that the increase in North Korean female defectors is related to women's higher mobility, which is a benefit of their leading role in North Korean markets.

Author : Myung Ja Kim
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2017-05-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781786721853

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The Korean Diaspora in Post War Japan by Myung Ja Kim Pdf

The indistinct status of the Zainichi has meant that, since the late 1940s, two ethnic Korean associations, the Chongryun (pro-North) and the Mindan (pro-South) have been vying for political loyalty from the Zainichi, with both groups initially opposing their assimilation in Japan. Unlike the Korean diasporas living in Russia, China or the US, the Zainichi have become sharply divided along political lines as a result. Myung Ja Kim examines Japan's changing national policies towards the Zainichi in order to understand why this group has not been fully integrated into Japan. Through the prism of this ethnically Korean community, the book reveals the dynamics of alliances and alignments in East Asia, including the rise of China as an economic superpower, the security threat posed by North Korea and the diminishing alliance between Japan and the US. Taking a post-war historical perspective, the research reveals why the Zainichi are vital to Japan's state policy revisionist aims to increase its power internationally and how they were used to increase the country's geopolitical leverage.With a focus on International Relations, this book provides an important analysis of the mechanisms that lie behind nation-building policy, showing the conditions controlling a host state's treatment of diasporic groups.

Author : Dominic Meng-Hsuan Yang
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 331 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2020-09-24
Category : History
ISBN : 9781108478120

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The Great Exodus from China by Dominic Meng-Hsuan Yang Pdf

Dominic Meng-Hsuan Yang examines the human exodus from China to Taiwan in 1949, focusing on trauma, memory, and identity.

Author : Yoonok Chang
Publisher : Committee for Human Rights in North Korea
Page : 80 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Political Science
ISBN : STANFORD:36105123323755

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The North Korean Refugee Crisis by Yoonok Chang Pdf