Table of Contents

Preface: To the Readers of the English Edition of Rimjin-gang -- 3
Introduction :Using People Power to Track North Korea's Major Transformation -- 5
(Overcoming Stereotyped Preconceptions about a Rapidly Changing Nation)
ASIAPRESS International -- 18
Rimjin-gang
Map: MAP OF NORTH KOREA -- 19
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Part 1 An Economy in Ruins -- 22
Chapter 1 : The Secret History of the North Korean Economy -- 24
An Interview with a North Korean Economic Official
Chapter 2 : North Korea's Self Inflicted Floods -- 84
Chapter 3 : Endless Attempts at Market Control -- 90
Chapter 4 : An Undercover Look at the Ruins of a Giant Industrial Complex - 122
Chapter 5 : Unrest Caused by North Korea's Currency Redenomination -- 136
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Part 2 Uncovering the True State of a Hidden People -- 176
Chapter 1 : Images of Pyongyang, the Hidden Capital -- 178
Chapter 2 : Voices of the Young -- 226 
Chapter 3 : Life in the Countryside -- 258
(A Visual Report from Our Reporters Inside)
Chapter 4 : A Collection of Anecdotes about the North Korean People -- 282
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Part 3 The Kim Jong-il Regime and the People -- 294
Chapter 1 Northern Views of the 2007 North-South Summit -- 296
Chapter 2 Glimpses of the Dear General Seen Through the Eyes of the People -- 310
Chapter 3 The Twilight of the Kim Jong-il Regime -- 322
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Part 4 Oppression - 382
Chapter 1 : The Black Curtain of the Bukchang Political Prison Camp -- 384
Chapter 2 : A Sweeping "Public Morals" Crackdown -- 428
Chapter 3 : The Treatment of Refugees Forcibly Deported Back to North Korea -- 444
The Making of Rimjin-gang -- 490
About Our Team Profiles Our North Korean Journalists -- 494
Editorial Staff -- 496

 

 

 

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