AREA HANDBOOK FOR NORTH KOREA
by Rinn-Sup Shinn, 5 other authors
U.S. Government Printing Office, 1969
Condition: Near Fine

This book attempts "to provide a compact, balanced, and objective exposition and analysis of the dominant social, political, and economic aspects of [North Korean] scoiety. It is a book about people as individuals and how they live as members of the society. It is designed to give readers an understanding of the dynamic forces operating in the society and an insight into the asperations and goals, needs, and achievements of its people." It has moderately bent corners; the front and back endpapers are stamped "Library of Congress Surplus Duplicate". This and the condition lead me to believe that it's an unused copy. 481 pages, more than 50 tables and illustrations. Exhaustive information on all aspects, including national security, of a nation that is once again much in the news.