Ralph C. Hassig

The Hidden People of North Korea

Everyday Life in the Hermit Kingdom

This unique book provides a comprehensive overview of all aspects of life in North Korea today. Drawing on decades of insider knowledge and experience...

Korea Briefing

Toward Reunification

This text examines a period of far-reaching change in the two Koreas. Chapters on recent events, the state of current economic, political and internat...

North Korea through the Looking Glass

Fifty-five years after its founding at the dawn of the cold war, North Korea remains a land of illusions. Isolated and anachronistic, the country and ...

Korea Briefing

1997-1999: Challenges and Changes at the Turn of the Century

While mainly focusing on the Kim Dae Jung era, the essays in this book examine persistent problems and new opportunities in Korean politics, economy, ...

North Korea Through the Looking Glass

Exploiting domestic and international news broadcasts and international news broadcasts and defector testimony, this book explores what the leadership...

Korea Briefing

2000-2001: First Steps Toward Reconciliation and Reunification

This new edition of Korea Briefing provides a timely analysis of the evolving relationship between South and North Korea. In June 2000, after years of...

Korea Briefing 2000-2001

First Steps Toward Reconciliation and Reunification

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North Korea in a Nutshell

A Contemporary Overview

This deeply knowledgeable book provides a concise introduction to North Korea. The authors trace the country's history from its founding in 1948 and d...