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North Korea's internal propaganda dissected.

If you’ve ever puzzled over North Korea's enigmatic presence on the world stage, "The Cleanest Race" could be a revealing read for you. B.R. Myers delves beyond common Western perceptions to unearth the deeply rooted propaganda and nationalist ideology shaping North Korean society. This book might change your understanding of the DPRK, illuminating the complex interplay of history, myth, and politics in a way that's as fascinating as it is vital for grasping current international dynamics.

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ISBN: 9781935554349
Authors: B.R. Myers
Publisher: Melville House
Date of Publication: 2011-12-20
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Sociology, Politics, History
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Understanding North Korea through its propaganda. A newly revised and updated edition that includes a consideration of Kim Jong Il's successor, Kim Jong-Un. What do the North Koreans really believe? How do they see themselves and the world around them? Here B.R. Myers, a North Korea analyst and a contributing editor of The Atlantic, presents the first full-length study of the North Korean worldview. Drawing on extensive research into the regime’s domestic propaganda, including films, romance novels, and other artifacts of the personality cult, Myers analyzes each of the country’s official myths in turn - from the notion of Koreans’ unique moral purity, to the myth of an America quaking in terror of "the Iron General." In a concise but groundbreaking historical section, Myers also traces the origins of this official culture back to the Japanese fascist thought in which North Korea’s first ideologues were.
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North Korea's internal propaganda dissected.

If you’ve ever puzzled over North Korea's enigmatic presence on the world stage, "The Cleanest Race" could be a revealing read for you. B.R. Myers delves beyond common Western perceptions to unearth the deeply rooted propaganda and nationalist ideology shaping North Korean society. This book might change your understanding of the DPRK, illuminating the complex interplay of history, myth, and politics in a way that's as fascinating as it is vital for grasping current international dynamics.