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Q&A with Andre Schmid, author of North Korea’s Mundane Revolution
Mar 28 2024
When the crucial years after the Korean War are remembered today, histories about North Korea largely recount a grand epic of revolution centering on the ascent of Kim Il Sung to absolute power. Often overshadowed in this storyline, however, are the myriad ways the Korean population participated in
The Invisible Violence in North Korean Migrants’ Lives
Mar 14 2023
By Joowon Park, author of Belonging in a House Divided: The Violence of the North Korean Resettlement ProcessIn October 2022, the decomposed skeletal remains of a 49-year-old North Korean woman were discovered in an apartment in the Yangcheon district of Seoul. Rent had not been paid for over th
Author Spotlight: Theodore Jun Yoo on writing about Korea
Nov 06 2020
As a professor who has taught on Korea, Theodore Jun Yoo knew there was a need for a concise, engaging book that distilled contemporary Korea and the very different trajectories of North and South. So, he went on to write The Koreas: The Birth of Two Nations Divided, a fascinating and unique histor