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Non biased books on North Korea? (If any exist) (lemmygrad.ml)

submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Avid reader, especially political non-fiction. Interested in reading something about North Korea but am anticipating most books containing exaggerated and unverified claims and just being biased overall.

Was wondering if anyone knew any good, unbiased books on North Korea? If any actually exist?

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Patriots, Traitors and Empires: The Story of Korea's Fight for Freedom by Stephen Gowans is a pretty good book. Been a while since I read it but it was very eye opening and a good read.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Patriots, traitors and empires is the book to read from a counter-history perspective, but it may be too biased against the quislings.

The book is built on Bruce Cumings books on korean history, so if you want a less biased book you can read Cumings work.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Is there a particular book of Cumings' you recommend? He has a few.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Koreas place in the sun

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

Thanks!