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Focuses on understanding the intentions behind the three leaders of North Korea, Kim Il-sung, Kim Jong-il, and Kim Jong-un
Analyzes the governing style of Pyongyang through women’s life and beauty culture
Is the earliest book of its kind in the women’s life and beauty culture of socialist country, North Korea
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Table of contents (6 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
Keywords
- Beauty Culture
- Gender Equality
- Cosmetics Industry
- Chemical Compositional Analysis
- North Korean Cosmetics
- North Korean Economy
Authors and Affiliations
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Graduate School of Public Policy, Korea University, Seoul, Korea (Republic of)
Nam Sung-wook
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Asiatic Research Institute, Korea University, Seoul, Korea (Republic of)
Chae Su-lan, Lee Ga-young
About the authors
Su-lan Chae is a Researcher at Asiatic Research Institute, Korea University.
Ga-young Lee is a Researcher at Asiatic Research Institute, Korea University.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Mysterious Pyongyang: Cosmetics, Beauty Culture and North Korea
Authors: Nam Sung-wook, Chae Su-lan, Lee Ga-young
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-7703-1
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Singapore
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2021
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-15-7702-4Published: 24 October 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-15-7705-5Published: 25 October 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-981-15-7703-1Published: 23 October 2020
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXIV, 339
Number of Illustrations: 4 b/w illustrations, 125 illustrations in colour
Topics: Asian Politics, Economics, general, Cultural Studies