Escape from North Korea

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SKU: 9781594037290
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The Untold Story of Asia's Underground Railroad

By Melanie Kirkpatrick

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Escape from North Korea by Melanie Kirkpatrick explores the perilous journeys undertaken by North Korean defectors seeking freedom. Focusing on the underground networks and the individuals who assist these refugees, the book provides a gripping narrative of courage and the dangerous pursuit of liberation from an oppressive regime. It offers insightful analysis into the geopolitical and humanitarian aspects of the North Korean refugee crisis.
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You might enjoy this book if you're intrigued by the compelling stories of courage and survival in one of the world's most secretive regimes. The narrative offers an insightful exploration of the politics and human rights issues surrounding North Korea, shedding light on the perilous journeys of those seeking freedom.

Escape from North Korea

With a journalist's grasp of events and a novelist's ear for narrative, Melanie Kirkpatrick tells the story of theNorth Koreans' quest for liberty.

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From the world's most repressive state comes rare good news: the escape to freedom of a small number of its people. It is a crime to leave North Korea. Yet increasing numbers of North Koreans dare to flee. They go first to neighbouring China, which rejects them as criminals, then on to Southeast Asia or Mongolia, and finally to South Korea, the United States, and other free countries. They travel along a secret route known as the new underground railroad.

With a journalist's grasp of events and a novelist's ear for narrative, Melanie Kirkpatrick tells the story of the North Koreans' quest for liberty in Escape from North Korea.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781594037290

Publisher: Encounter Books,USA

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 26 June 2014

Country: United States

Imprint: Encounter Books,USA

Illustration: Illustrations

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 228.0mm

Weight: 538g

Pages: 368

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Education & Reference Melanie Kirkpatrick Non-Fiction Politics & Current Affairs

About the Author

Melanie Kirkpatrick is a journalist, writer, and senior fellow at the Hudson Institute. She was deputy editor of the editorial page of The Wall Street Journal, where she was a longtime member of the editorial board and op-ed editor. She lives in rural Connecticut with her husband, Jack David.