{"product_id":"see-you-again-in-pyongyang-a-journey-into-kim-jong-uns-north-korea-9780316509145","title":"See You Again in Pyongyang: A Journey Into Kim Jong Un's North Korea","description":"\u003cb\u003eA \"close-up look at the cloistered country\" (\u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003ci\u003eSee You Again in Pyongyang\u003c\/i\u003e is American writer Travis Jeppesen's \"probing\" and \"artful\" (\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e) chronicle of his travels in North Korea--an eye-opening portrait that goes behind the headlines about Trump and Kim, revealing North Koreans' \"entrepreneurial spirit, and hidden love of foreign media, as well as their dreams and fears\" (\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eSee You Again in Pyongyang\u003c\/i\u003e, Travis Jeppesen, the first American to complete a university program in North Korea, culls from his experiences living, traveling, and studying in the country to create a multifaceted portrait of the country and its idiosyncratic capital city in the Kim Jong Un Era. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Anchored by the experience of his five trips to North Korea and his interactions with citizens from all walks of life, Jeppesen takes readers behind the propaganda, showing how the North Korean system actually works in daily life. He challenges the notion that Pyongyang is merely a \"showcase capital\" where everything is staged for the benefit of foreigners, as well as the idea that Pyongyangites are brainwashed robots. Jeppesen introduces readers to an array of fascinating North Koreans, from government ministers with a side hustle in black market Western products to young people enamored with American pop culture. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With unique personal insight and a rigorous historical grounding, Jeppesen goes beyond the media cliches, showing North Koreans in their full complexity. \u003ci\u003eSee You Again in Pyongyang\u003c\/i\u003e is an essential addition to the literature about one of the world's most fascinating and mysterious places.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Grand Central Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/28\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780316509145\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.20w x 1.00d","brand":"Travis Jeppesen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52959422349493,"sku":"9780316509145","price":18.69,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/see-you-again-in-pyongyang-a-journey-into-kim-jong-uns-north-korea-9780316509145","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}