Escape from North Korea the untold story of Asia's underground railroad

It is a crime to leave North Korea. Yet increasing numbers of North Koreans dare to flee. They go first to neighboring China, which rejects them as criminals, then on to Southeast Asia or Mongolia, and finally to South Korea, the United States, and other free countries. They travel along a secret ro...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kirkpatrick, Melanie
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Encounter Books, 2014.
Edition:First paperback edition.
Subjects:
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!

MARC

LEADER 00000cam a2200000 i 4500
001 ocn879310048
003 OCoLC
005 20211115105600.0
008 140519s2014 nyuao b 001 0 eng
010 |a  2013388885 
019 |a 880141543 
020 |a 9781594037290 (pbk. : alk. paper) 
020 |a 1594037299 (pbk. : alk. paper) 
035 |a (OCoLC)879310048  |z (OCoLC)880141543 
040 |a DLC  |b eng  |e rda  |c DLC  |d YDXCP  |d VTL  |d OCLCO  |d PCB 
042 |a pcc 
043 |a a-kn---  |a a-cc--- 
050 0 0 |a HV640.5.K67  |b K63 2014 
082 0 0 |a 305.9/0691409513  |2 23 
100 1 |a Kirkpatrick, Melanie. 
245 1 0 |a Escape from North Korea :  |b the untold story of Asia's underground railroad /  |c Melanie Kirkpatrick. 
250 |a First paperback edition. 
264 1 |a New York :  |b Encounter Books,  |c 2014. 
300 |a xv, 350 pages :  |b illustrations ;  |c 24 cm 
336 |a text  |b txt  |2 rdacontent 
337 |a unmediated  |b n  |2 rdamedia 
338 |a volume  |b nc  |2 rdacarrier 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references (pages 317-336) and index. 
520 0 |a It is a crime to leave North Korea. Yet increasing numbers of North Koreans dare to flee. They go first to neighboring China, which rejects them as criminals, then on to Southeast Asia or Mongolia, and finally to South Korea, the United States, and other free countries. They travel along a secret route known as the new underground railroad. . . .Just as escaped slaves fromt he American South educated Americans about the evils of slavery, the North Korean fugut 
651 0 |a Korea (North)  |x Emigration and immigration. 
650 0 |a Refugees  |z Korea (North) 
650 0 |a Refugees  |x Government policy  |z China. 
650 0 |a Missionaries  |z Korea (North) 
650 0 |a Missionaries  |z China. 
650 0 |a Church work with refugees  |z Korea (North) 
650 0 |a Church work with refugees  |z China. 
650 0 |a Illegal immigration  |z China. 
650 0 |a Repatriation  |z Korea (North) 
650 0 |a Repatriation  |z China. 
994 |a C0  |b PCB 
949 |a schlow  |b SANON  |c 305.906 KIR  |d i  |e 39635103284556  |f 552606  |g ddc  |j 07/11/2014 
999 |a 361794