Outsiders: Memories of Migration to and from North Korea

By Markus Bell

Book Overview

In this unique and insightful book, Markus Bell explores the hidden histories of the men, women, and children who traveled from Japan to the world's most secretive state-North Korea. Through vivid ethnographic details and interviews with North Korean escapees, Outsiders: Memories of Migration to and from North Korea reveals the driving forces that propelled thousands of ordinary people to risk it all in Kim Il-Sung's "Worker's Paradise", only to escape back to Japan half a century later.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1800739133
• ISBN13: 9781800739130
• Release Date: July 2023
• Publisher: Berghahn Books
• Length: 212 Pages
• Weight: 0.64 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"