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Hazel Smith North Korea Chapter 2 Analysis

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In chapter 2, Hazel Smith sees nation identify of North Korea by focusing on history, politics, and religion. National identity relates understanding the situation when the North Korean state has established. She mentioned about some important elements which explain the beginning of North Korea such as that Tangun was the founder of Korean state,or that Koryo was the first unified state. As North Korea critically saw South Korea because it was losing its purity by influences from other countries,keeping independence was considered as one identity of North Korea and Kim Il Sung was described as an important leadership for North Korean independence. Some religions and Korean language also were component of establishing uniqueness of North Korea.

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