Background information on Korean migration -- Classifications and indications of Koreans abroad -- History of Korean migration -- Social survey data on Koreans in the West -- Living standards of Koreans in the West -- Remarks on Korean migration to the West -- Appendix

Even as its rise as a nuclear power unfolds on the nightly news, North Korea remains arguably the most mysterious country in the world. This groundbreaking study offers the first comprehensive examination of the social and economic history of North Korea from its founding in 1948 to the present...