North Korea Undercover: Inside the World's Most Secret State
A Nonfiction, Cultural, Travel book. In North Korea, journalism, the job of telling the stories power and money do...
North Korea is like no other tyranny on earth. It is Orwell's 1984 made reality.The regime controls the flow of information to its citizens, pouring relentless propaganda through omnipresent loud speakers. Free speech is an illusion: one word out of line and the gulag awaits. State spies are everywhere, ready to punish disloyalty and the slightest sign of discontent.You must bow to Kim Il Sung, the Eternal Leader and to his son, Generalissimo Kim Jong Il. Worship the dead and then hail the living, the Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un.North Koreans are told their home is the greatest nation on earth. Big Brother is always watching.Posing as a university professor, award-winning BBC journalist John Sweeney travelled undercover to gain unprecedented access to the world's most secret state. Drawing on his own experiences and...
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Satellite technology is a wonderful thing. From space, we can stare down and look at perimeter fences, huts, mine entrances and even sites of mass graves. John Sweeney, North Korea Undercover: Inside the World's Most Secret State // In North Korea, journalism, the job of telling the stories power and money do not want told, of giving a voice to the voiceless, does not exist. John Sweeney, North Korea Undercover: Inside the World's Most Secret State //
It was tough to decide what to rate this one; at various points in the book, my opinion veered anywhere from 2 to 4 stars. Overall, though, I liked the book, even loved it in a few places.The good: Sweeney has an amazing talent to interview people in connection with North Korea that provided some fascinating stories. The chapter where... Undercover mission of John Sweeney failed big time. This book could have been so much more, while I have had a constant feeling that the author was not perceptive nor interested enough to grasp what he could from his visit to North Korea. You would expect some details, some descriptions, stories, images... instead what you get is John's... Przeczytawszy t ksik, bardzo si ciesz e yj w Polsce. Mam gdzie spa, co je, cige dostawy prdu, a nawet Internet, nikt nie zabija mojej rodziny. Mam nadziej, e ten ustrj zniknie w Korei Pnocnej i ludzie si dowiedz e mona y lepie, chocia nie wszyscy wiedz e jest lepszy wiat za ich kurtyn. Technologia tak jak autor pisze czyni cuda i powoli...
