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BOOK REVIEWS

NORTH KOREA: State of Paranoia
Paul French, Zen Books, New York, 2014, 480 pages

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or many, when they think about the Democratic
People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea), words
like black hole, isolated, hermit kingdom, cult of
personality, and even failed state often come to mind.
However, few of us really have an accurate idea as to what is
actually happening in North Korea. In North Korea, State
of Paranoia, Paul French provides a glimpse behind the curtain and furthers our understanding of how North Korea
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