North Korea's Mundane Revolution : Socialist Living and the Rise of Kim Il Sung, 1953-1965 /
When the crucial years after the Korean War are remembered today, histories about North Korea largely recount a grand epic of revolution centering on the ascent of Kim Il Sung to absolute power. Often overshadowed in this storyline, however, are the myriad ways the Korean population participated in...
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Berkeley, CA :
University of California Press,
[2024]
2024 |
| Series: | Asia Pacific Modern ;
19 |
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| ISBN: | 9780520392861 (online) |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Figures
- Note on Korean Romanization and Usage
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction: North Korea's Mundane Revolution
- 1. The Anxieties of Socialist Transition
- Part One Cultural Living and the Ever-Striving Socialist Self
- Introduction
- 2. An Era of Advice
- 3. The Politics of Criticism and Dormitory Surveillance
- Part Two the Political Economy of Apartments
- Introduction
- 4. An Obsession with Efficiency
- 5. The Ideological Pivot
- Part Three Making Happy Family Homes
- Introduction
- 6. Supporting the Nuclear Family
- 7. The Politics of Unhappy Housewives
- Part Four The Ambivalences of Consumption
- Introduction
- 8. Savings and Silences
- 9. Home Décor, Culturedness, and the Class Politics of Style
- Conclusion: Looking Up at Comrade Kim
- Appendix: An Essay on North Korean Print Media Sources
- Notes
- Selected Bibliography
- Index