内容简介:North Korea is truly like no other place on earth. The rulers of this rogue state, the late Kim Il-sung and King Jong-il, have expanded the cult of personality to unprecedented lengths. No other country, no other system, has ever created an environment of such ubiquitous propaganda. In one of the most distinctive photographic collections of the year, Philippe Chancel shows how the political has been transfigured into a breathtaking and allencompassing aesthetic, a totalitarian vision for a totalitarian regime.
作者简介:Philippe Chancel is a photographer who has worked all over the world and has exhibited widely. He is a contributor to the magazine Connaissance des arts. Michel Poivert teaches at the Sorbonne. Jonathan Fenby, former editor of the South China Post, has wr