Book
Rural North Korea under communism: a study of sociocultural change
William Marsh Rice University • 62 (1) • Published In 1976 • Pages: iv, 176
By: Yi, Mun-ung.
Abstract
This study examines the changes in culture and social organization that have occured in rural North Korea under Communism. It is based on documents available in the United States, South Korea and Japan, and on interviews with defectors from North Korea. Some of the topics discussed are land reform, cooperative farms, marriage, education, households and work stimulation campaigns. Rural society in North Korea has been completely reorganized into cooperatives which are responsible for education, social welfare, and rewarding productivity. Although families are no longer productive units or own land, they still have a socializing fuction. However lineage organization has been entirely undermined by land reform, geographical mobility, and campaigns against former landlords. Lee argues that traditional filial piety has been replaced in North Korea by a leadership cult centered on President Kim Il-sung.
- HRAF PubDate
- 1998
- Region
- Asia
- Sub Region
- East Asia
- Document Type
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator Types
- Ethnologist
- Indigenous Person
- Document Rating
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Ian Skoggard ; 1997
- Field Date
- 1972
- Coverage Date
- 1392-1972
- Coverage Place
- North Korea
- Notes
- Mun Woong Lee
- Includes bibliographical references (p.151-176)
- LCSH
- Koreans