Download or read book The Story of North Korea Told by a North Korean Refugee written by Jang Jin Seong and published by 길잡이미디어. This book was released on 2015-11-27 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The outside world calls North Korea a “military society” as it imposes militaristic totalitarianism on its people. A prime example of such military structures is the local people’s neighborhood unit system, which places greater focus on keeping an eye on the people than on bringing greater convenience to their everyday lives. With a growing number of people deserting state institutions after the Arduous March, Pyongyang has been trying to control North Koreans by further reinforcing the neighborhood unit system as it now is harder to control them through their respective workplaces. The local people’s neighborhood unit system in the North is comprised of two key elements: the heads of the people’s neighborhood units and householder units. The former serves as the watchdog of all residents in a given building; the latter controls and watches the husbands only. CHAPTER 1: Life in North Korea 1. Local people’s neighborhood unit system in North Korea 2. North Korea’s unequal structure reflected in the distribution system 3. Rampant class-based discrimination 4. North Koreans - never free to date or drink 5. When will the North Korean subway come “Aboveground” CHAPTER 2: Social trends 1. North Korea at war against the market 2. “Brave Guys” in North Korea 3. Signs of change driven by the people 4.“Suryng-centeredness” as a religion of North Korea 5. Scientific development breaking through North Korea’s closed-door politics CHAPTER 3: Power elites 1. License plates as a reflection of authorities’ pecking order 2. Kim Jong-un’s “Physical Contact Politics” 3. Kim Jong-un mimics his father’s “Ratification Politics” 4. Three obstacles facing Kim Jong-un’s succession of power