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The Aquariums of Pyongyang: Ten Years in the North Korean Gulag
written by Kang Chʻŏr-hwan, 1968- and Pierre Rigoulot, 1944- (New York, NY: Basic Books, 2001, originally published 2000), 265 page(s)
North Korea is today one of the last bastions of hard-line Communism. Its leaders have kept a tight grasp on their one-party regime, quashing any nascent opposition movements and sending all suspected dissidents to its brutal concentration camps for 're-education.' Kang Chol-hwan is the first survivor of one of th...
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written by Kang Chʻŏr-hwan, 1968- and Pierre Rigoulot, 1944- (New York, NY: Basic Books, 2001, originally published 2000), 265 page(s)
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North Korea is today one of the last bastions of hard-line Communism. Its leaders have kept a tight grasp on their one-party regime, quashing any nascent opposition movements and sending all suspected dissidents to its brutal concentration camps for 're-education.' Kang Chol-hwan is the first survivor of one of these camps to escape and tell his story to the world, documenting the extreme conditions in these gulags and providing a personal insigh...
North Korea is today one of the last bastions of hard-line Communism. Its leaders have kept a tight grasp on their one-party regime, quashing any nascent opposition movements and sending all suspected dissidents to its brutal concentration camps for 're-education.' Kang Chol-hwan is the first survivor of one of these camps to escape and tell his story to the world, documenting the extreme conditions in these gulags and providing a personal insight into life in North Korea. Part horror story, part historical document, part memoir, part political tract, this record of one man's suffering gives eyewitness proof to an ongoing sorrowful chapter of modern history.
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Global Issues
Content Type
Book
Contributor
Yair Reiner, fl. 2001
Author / Creator
Kang Chʻŏr-hwan, 1968-, Pierre Rigoulot, 1944-
Date Published / Released
2000, 2001
Publisher
Basic Books
Topic / Theme
Korea and its Borders, Social conflict, Internment camps, Political prisoners, Politics & Policy, North Koreans, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Copyright © 2005 by Perseus Book Group
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Archival cover sheet, re: General records of El Oro Technical Mission, 1942-44 (Entry 152)
in Records of the Office of Inter-American Affairs, 1918 - 1951 (RG229). General Records of the El Oro Technical Mission, 1942 - 1944 (I-7 152), of United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Federal Records, Box 1709, I ad) Reports, Other Special , 1 page(s)
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in Records of the Office of Inter-American Affairs, 1918 - 1951 (RG229). General Records of the El Oro Technical Mission, 1942 - 1944 (I-7 152), of United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Federal Records, Box 1709, I ad) Reports, Other Special , 1 page(s)
Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Government/institutional document
Topic / Theme
Ecuador and Peru Border, History, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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in Records of the Office of Inter-American Affairs, 1918 - 1951 (RG229). General Records of the El Oro Technical Mission, 1942 - 1944 (I-7 152), of United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Federal Records, Box 1710, El Oro Report , 1 page(s)
Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Government/institutional document
Topic / Theme
Ecuador and Peru Border, History, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Archival folder, re: I ad) Reports, Other Special, undated
in Records of the Office of Inter-American Affairs, 1918 - 1951 (RG229). General Records of the El Oro Technical Mission, 1942 - 1944 (I-7 152), of United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Federal Records, Box 1709, I ad) Reports, Other Special , 1 page(s)
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in Records of the Office of Inter-American Affairs, 1918 - 1951 (RG229). General Records of the El Oro Technical Mission, 1942 - 1944 (I-7 152), of United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Federal Records, Box 1709, I ad) Reports, Other Special , 1 page(s)
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World History
Content Type
Government/institutional document
Topic / Theme
Ecuador and Peru Border, History, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Army of God: Joseph Kony's War in Central Africa
written by Tim Hamilton, 1966- and David Axe, fl. 2005 (New York, NY: Public Affairs Press, 2013, originally published 2013), 128 page(s)
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written by Tim Hamilton, 1966- and David Axe, fl. 2005 (New York, NY: Public Affairs Press, 2013, originally published 2013), 128 page(s)
Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
Comics feature
Author / Creator
Tim Hamilton, 1966-, David Axe, fl. 2005
Date Published / Released
2013
Publisher
Public Affairs Press
Person Discussed
Joseph Kony, 1964-
Topic / Theme
Uganda - Lord’s Resistance Army (1987-2005), International justice, Genocide, Sexual assault, Violence, Child soldiers, Joseph Kony LRA Leadership, Uganda, 1986-, Politics & Policy, History, Documentation of Crimes, Transitional Justice, International Response, Origins, 21st Century in World History (2001– ), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Atlas of the northern frontier of India (b2292062)
in Institute of Commonwealth Studies Collection, of University of London. Senate House Library (London, England) , 51 page(s)
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in Institute of Commonwealth Studies Collection, of University of London. Senate House Library (London, England) , 51 page(s)
Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
Map
Topic / Theme
Border Events and Areas Context, Geography, Maps, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Material sourced from the Collection of the Institute of Commonwealth Studies, Senate House Library, University of London. Copyright © The University of London.
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Background Paper re: Current Mexican Motivations on Disaster Planning, c. 1979
written by United States. Department of Defense. Defense Civil Preparedness Agency and United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency, in General Records of the Department of Commerce, 1898 - 2000 (RG40). Southwest Border Regional Commission Meeting Proceedings, 1978 - 1980 (P 12), of United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Federal Records (1979), Box 1, Border Working Group Meeting - April 24-25 Rm. 1406 State Dept. (Aldrete folder) , 5 page(s)
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written by United States. Department of Defense. Defense Civil Preparedness Agency and United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency, in General Records of the Department of Commerce, 1898 - 2000 (RG40). Southwest Border Regional Commission Meeting Proceedings, 1978 - 1980 (P 12), of United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Federal Records (1979), Box 1, Border Working Group Meeting - April 24-25 Rm. 1406 State Dept. (Aldrete folder) , 5 page(s)
Date Written / Recorded
1979
Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Government/institutional document
Author / Creator
United States. Department of Defense. Defense Civil Preparedness Agency, United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
Topic / Theme
Mexico and the United States Border, Government functions, Economics, Politics & Policy, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Background Paper re: U.S.-Mexican Emergency Planning, c. 1979
written by United States. Department of Defense. Defense Civil Preparedness Agency and United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency, in General Records of the Department of Commerce, 1898 - 2000 (RG40). Southwest Border Regional Commission Meeting Proceedings, 1978 - 1980 (P 12), of United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Federal Records (1979), Box 1, Border Working Group Meeting - April 24-25 Rm. 1406 State Dept. (Aldrete folder) , 5 page(s)
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written by United States. Department of Defense. Defense Civil Preparedness Agency and United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency, in General Records of the Department of Commerce, 1898 - 2000 (RG40). Southwest Border Regional Commission Meeting Proceedings, 1978 - 1980 (P 12), of United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Federal Records (1979), Box 1, Border Working Group Meeting - April 24-25 Rm. 1406 State Dept. (Aldrete folder) , 5 page(s)
Date Written / Recorded
1979
Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Government/institutional document
Author / Creator
United States. Department of Defense. Defense Civil Preparedness Agency, United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
Topic / Theme
Mexico and the United States Border, Disaster relief, Economics, Politics & Policy, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Baseball on the Border: A Tale of Two Laredos
written by Alan M. Klein, 1946- (Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1997), 317 page(s)
From 1985 to 1994 there existed a significant but unheralded experiment in professional baseball. For ten seasons, the Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos (The Owls of the Two Laredos) were the only team in professional sports to represent two nations. Playing in the storied Mexican League (an AAA affiliate of major leag...
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written by Alan M. Klein, 1946- (Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1997), 317 page(s)
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From 1985 to 1994 there existed a significant but unheralded experiment in professional baseball. For ten seasons, the Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos (The Owls of the Two Laredos) were the only team in professional sports to represent two nations. Playing in the storied Mexican League (an AAA affiliate of major league baseball), the "Tecos" had home parks on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border, in Laredo, Texas and in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas. In...
From 1985 to 1994 there existed a significant but unheralded experiment in professional baseball. For ten seasons, the Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos (The Owls of the Two Laredos) were the only team in professional sports to represent two nations. Playing in the storied Mexican League (an AAA affiliate of major league baseball), the "Tecos" had home parks on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border, in Laredo, Texas and in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas. In true border fashion, Mexican and American national anthems were played before each game, and the Tecos were operated by interests in both cities. Baseball on the Border is the story of the rise and unexpected demise of this surprising team. For Alan Klein, a cultural anthropologist specializing in sport, "the border" is almost a nation of its own. Having formed teams of players from both sides of the Rio Grande for almost a century, organizers and followers of the "Border Birds" often join forces but just as frequently squabble with each other in a chronic border tension. Throughout the book, Klein includes firsthand observations of the team and descriptions of its players. Readers will meet Dan Firova, the Tecos' beleaguered manager, a border-region native who nevertheless finds himself a target of the Mexican media. The "Ugly American," Willie Waite, is a young pitcher whose stunning success does nothing to diminish the disdain he has for his Mexican teammates. Ernesto Barraza, "The Trickster," once threw a no-hitter on only seventy-three pitches (on April Fool's Day, appropriately enough), but occasionally shows up at the park missing part of his uniform. And then there is Andres Mora, an aged slugger who, despite three seasons in major league baseball and a life of personal excesses, came within a few home runs of setting the all-time Mexican League record. This is just part of the roster of the Tecos and only a fraction of the lineup of Baseball on the Border. Anyone with an interest in baseball will be enlightened and entertained by this informative book.
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Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
Book
Author / Creator
Alan M. Klein, 1946-
Date Published / Released
1997
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Topic / Theme
Mexico and the United States Border, International relations, Cultural identity, Sociology, Americans, Mexicans, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Copyright © 1997 by Princeton University Press
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Beyond la Frontera: the History of Mexico-U.S. Migration
edited by Mark Overmyer-Velazquez, fl. 2011 (New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2011, originally published 2011), 400 page(s)
Providing a comprehensive and up-to-date historical overview of Mexican migration to the U.S., Beyond la Frontera: The History of Mexico-U.S. Migration examines the transnational and historical impact of migratory trends as they developed in Mexico and the U.S. from the mid-nineteenth century to the present day. F...
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edited by Mark Overmyer-Velazquez, fl. 2011 (New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2011, originally published 2011), 400 page(s)
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Providing a comprehensive and up-to-date historical overview of Mexican migration to the U.S., Beyond la Frontera: The History of Mexico-U.S. Migration examines the transnational and historical impact of migratory trends as they developed in Mexico and the U.S. from the mid-nineteenth century to the present day. Featuring essays by leading authors in the field, the book utilizes both a chronological and thematic structure, referencing mutually in...
Providing a comprehensive and up-to-date historical overview of Mexican migration to the U.S., Beyond la Frontera: The History of Mexico-U.S. Migration examines the transnational and historical impact of migratory trends as they developed in Mexico and the U.S. from the mid-nineteenth century to the present day. Featuring essays by leading authors in the field, the book utilizes both a chronological and thematic structure, referencing mutually influential periods in Mexican and Mexican-American history. Taking into consideration the bi-national historical factors and narrative constructions of Mexican migration, Beyond la Frontera also describes how we may better understand the persistent legislative debates surrounding migrant rights and national sovereignty.
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Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
Book
Contributor
Mark Overmyer-Velazquez, fl. 2011
Date Published / Released
2011, 01 July 2011
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Topic / Theme
Mexico and the United States Border, Migrant life, Immigration and emigration, Crossing borders, Geography, Mexicans, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Copyright © 2011 Oxford University Press, Inc.
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