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North Korea is not wholly opaque. Dr. Armstrong shines a spotlight on this place for those who care to understand the hermit kin, May 5, 2014

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This book is excellent for people who want to better understand North Korea. It is well written and scholarly. I recommend it, as a person who has lived on the Korean peninsula for a decade and a half and is embedded in the culture.

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Tyranny of the Weak: North Korea and the World, 1950-1992 (Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University) 0801450829 Charles K. Armstrong Cornell University Press Tyranny of the Weak: North Korea and the World, 1950-1992 (Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University) Books North Korea is not wholly opaque. Dr. Armstrong shines a spotlight on this place for those who care to understand the hermit kin This book is excellent for people who want to better understand North Korea. It is well written and scholarly. I recommend it, as a person who has lived on the Korean peninsula for a decade and a half and is embedded in the culture. Michael Blais May 5, 2014

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