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The Cleanest Race How North Koreans See Themselves and Why It Matters

B.R. Myers

Understanding North Korea through its propaganda What do the North Koreans really believe? How do they see themselves and the world around them?

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It was discussed as a controversial book that argued that North Korea is more nationalistic and focused on racial purity than communist, with the population being viewed as pure and needing protection from the outside world.

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a quite a good book a controversial book called the cleanest race or how north korea and see themselves and why it matters uh it's by an author named brian reynolds mires and in this book mires conten...

— Episode: CLASSIC: North Korea: Fact and Fiction

Episode: CLASSIC: North Korea: Fact and Fiction

It was discussed as a controversial book that argued that North Korea is more nationalistic and focused on racial purity than communist, with the population being viewed as pure and needing protection from the outside world.

"

a quite a good book a controversial book called the cleanest race or how north korea and see themselves and why it matters uh it's by an author named brian reynolds mires and in this book mires contends that uh far from being a communist state the way that the west would understand it or the way that a communist would understand it uh the north korean uh society is much more nationalistic and based on this idea of racial purity the concept being that uh the people of this country are so pure and virtuous that they must be protected uh from the barbaric outside world by this this caring um omnipotent benefactor

Episode: CLASSIC: North Korea: Fact and Fiction

It was discussed as a controversial book that argued North Korean society is more nationalistic and focused on racial purity than communist, as it's often perceived.

"

the cleanest race or how north korea and see themselves and why it matters uh it's by an author named brian reynolds mires and in this book mires contends that uh far from being a communist state the way that the west would understand it or the way that a communist would understand it uh the north korean uh society is much more nationalistic and based on this idea of racial purity the concept being that uh the people of this country are so pure and virtuous that they must be protected uh from the barbaric outside world by this this caring um omnipotent benefactor

Episode: CLASSIC: North Korea: Fact and Fiction

It was discussed as a controversial book that challenged the common perception of North Korea as a communist state, instead suggesting a focus on nationalistic and racial purity ideals.

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a quite a good book a controversial book called the cleanest race or how north korea and see themselves and why it matters uh it's by an author named brian reynolds mires and in this book mires contends that uh far from being a communist state the way that the west would understand it or the way that a communist would understand it uh the north korean uh society is much more nationalistic and based on this idea of racial purity the concept being that uh the people of this country are so pure and virtuous that they must be protected uh from the barbaric outside world by this this caring um omnipotent benefactor

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