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[Book Review] Reading between the Lines: Public Discourse in North Korea in the 1950s

16.10.2024

Prof. Rüdiger Frank reviewed Andre Schmid's book on bottom-up influences in the North Korean society.

Review of "North Korea’s Mundane Revolution: Socialist Living and the Rise of Kim Il Sung, 1953–1965", a book published in 2024 by Andre Schmid.

"Schmid discusses four central issues of the so-called “New Living”: the modern individual, labor, family, and consumption. The book endeavors to answer a pivotal question: Have North Koreans—including cartoonists, book authors, journalists, editors, translators, and lectors—been able to influence significant developments within their society? How does the Supreme Leader Kim Il Sung fit into this process?" 

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