North Korea through the Looking Glass
"A balanced picture of [North Korean leader Kim Jong Il]." —The Economist, 12/5/2000"All in all, 'North Korea Through the Looking Glass' is an informative introduction to a regime that is hard to fathom but too important to ignore. Although, or perhaps because, some of the author's interpretations and recommendations are debatable, the book may be a good candidate for adoption in a college course dealing with North Korea." —B.C. Koh, University of Illinois at Chicago,Journal of Asian Studies, 2/1/2001"'North Korea through the Looking Glass'... is a timely examination of the current North Korean situation.... Oh and Hassig have done a good job in explaining the current North Korean situation. Their book is an important and readable one, from which those who are not familiar with North Korea can learn a great deal." —Manwoo Lee, Millersville University, Pennsylvania,Asian Affairs, an American Review (PAAA), 7/1/2001"'North Korea through the Looking Glass' offers one of the most deeply researched and insightful analyses of the DPRK in years.... The book stands head and shoulders above most of the political science literature on the DPRK, not least because the authors use Korean sources extensively and have spent time in North Korea.... a fascinating, saddening, and highly informative book." —Charles K. Armstrong, Columbia University,Journal of Asian Studies, 8/1/2002