{"product_id":"9781445686967","title":"North Korea in 100 Facts","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Monti, Ruth Ann\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eReference, information \u0026amp; interdisciplinary subjects\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished on 15 January 2019 by Amberley Publishing as part of 'the In 100 Facts' series.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback \/ softback | 192 pages\u003cbr\u003e131 x 203 x 13 | 162g\u003cp\u003e'Great ideology creates great times.' Kim Jong-il (1942-2011)Where to start with this mysterious, sometimes terrifying country? Perhaps with some hard facts - which are notoriously difficult to come by. Ruth Ann Monti teases out the truth about this dictatorship to provide an illuminating insight into a society that might just as well be in outer space for most in the West.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDid you know, for instance, that high school students are required to complete an 81-hour course on current leader Kim Jong-un? Or that everyone must wear a Kim badge at all times? Even Mao didn't demand that. How about the fact that Kim Jong-un's father and predecessor, Kim Jong-il, kidnapped two of South Korea's film industry giants and made seven films with them - including a Socialist version of Godzilla? The 100 facts don't all make grim reading: for instance, North Koreans like to relax with a favourite tipple - but make theirs from acorns. More importantly, in 2012 North Korean archaeologists discovered a unicorn lair... This book highlights the hidden reality and strange truths about this much-misunderstood country.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Monti, Ruth Ann","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42465682227384,"sku":"9781445686967","price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0509\/1953\/8872\/files\/9781445686967.jpg?v=1734703224","url":"https:\/\/octoberbooks.org\/products\/9781445686967","provider":"October Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}