Reviews of book: The Cleanest Race: How North Koreans See Themselves and Why It Matters

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by B.R. Myers

nouveau rated it

12 years ago

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there's something slightly unhinged about Professor B.R. Myers, whose vitriolic takedowns of North Korean 'juche' philosophy have the character of a personal attack--until you learn that Professor Myers is a long-time Korea expat, and surrounded by a culture that notoriously comes off as 'highly emo...

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Bright and Shiny Shiny rated it

12 years ago

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Osho rated it

14 years ago

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A fascinating premise rendered unpleasant to read by the author's asides. Interesting ideas, the flow of which is frequently interrupted by the Myers's compulsion to snarl at, bite, and cast aspersions upon others who have studied North Korea and its beliefs. I'd teach with it, but I don't want my s...

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