Introduction -- Perils of refugee life -- Marketization, reform, and retrenchment -- The penal system and criminalization of economic activity -- Political attitudes and nascent dissent -- Conclusion
Summary
Witness to Transformation breaks new ground in presenting the first comprehensive portrait of North Korea based on the experiences and veiws of the growing number of defectors who have fled the country. They describe an inhuman system that is steadily eroding, and a population that is beginning to awaken from a long night of totalinarianism. This book is essential reading for anyone concerned about the suffering of the people of North Korea and the prospect for peace on the divided Korean peninsula. (Back of book)
