A fascinating land on the edge of the world, despite recent tensions. North Korea is a country more accessible than commonly believed. Bradt`s North Korea is the market leader & the only guide allowed into the country by the authorities. The city of Hamhung & Pujon County, both deep in North Korea`s interior, have opened to tourists since 2010, & pioneering cross-country cycle tours offer visitors the chance to see an intriguing country in a more sustainable manner. Thoroughly updated throughout with two new maps & an additional eight pages of photographs, the guide is the most detailed & comprehensive to North Korea available. ...

Indexed road map with Pyongyang street plan, personally researched by the president of ITMB, & complemented by a selection of his holiday photos! On the general map road detail shows highways, national roads & provincial roads. Main railways, sea ferry links, ports, international & domestic airports are also indicated. Further detail

Includes:: provincial boundaries & names, national parks & a range of symbols denoting beaches, golf courses, hot springs, tombs, temples & other sites of interest. The general relief is indicated by altitude tinting, with some peak & pass altitudes marked. Latitude & longitude lines are drawn at 1° intervals. Nb. There is no detail north of the border with China, but the coverage extends south to include Seoul. Included is a clear street map covering a substantial part of Pyongyang. The detail

Includes:: railways, subway lines, bus terminals, hospitals, banks, post offices & other useful landmarks & sites of interest. There is also a diagram of the Pyongyang metro network, & some useful advice for tourists is provided.



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North Korea is like no other tyranny on earth. It is Orwell`s 1984 made reality. The regime controls the flow of information to its citizens, pouring relentless propaganda through omnipresent loud speakers. Free speech is an illusion: one word out of line & the gulag awaits. State spies are everywhere, ready to punish disloyalty & the slightest sign of discontent. You must bow to Kim Il Sung, the Eternal Leader & to his son, Generalissimo Kim Jong Il. Worship the dead & then hail the living, the Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un. North Koreans are told their home is the greatest nation on earth. Big Brother is always watching. Posing as a university professor, award-winning BBC journalist John Sweeney travelled undercover to gain unprecedented access to the world`s most secret state. Drawing on his own experiences & his extensive interviews with defectors & other key witnesses, North Korea Undercover pulls back the curtain, providing a rare insight into life there today, examining the country`s troubled history & addressing important questions about its uncertain future. Sweeney`s highly engaging, authoritative account illuminates the dark side of the Hermit Kingdom & challenges the West`s perception of this paranoid nationalist state. ...

North Korea continues to make headlines, arousing curiosity & fear in equal measure. The world`s most secretive nuclear power, it still has Gulag-style prison camps, allows no access to the Internet & bans its people from talking to foreigners without official approval. In this remarkable & eye-opening book, internationally best-selling author Paul French examines in forensic detail the history & politics of North Korea, Pyongyang`s complex relations with South Korea, Japan, China & America, & the implications of Kim Jong-un`s increasingly belligerent leadership following the death of his father, Kim Jong-il. As an already unstable North Korea grows ever more unpredictable, antagonizing enemies & allies alike, North Korea: State of Paranoia delivers a provocative & frightening account of a potentially explosive nuclear tripwire. ...

The story of North Korea`s information underground & how it inspires people to seek better lives beyond their country`s borders One of the least understood countries in the world, North Korea has long been known for its repressive regime. Yet it is far from being an impenetrable black box. Media flows covertly into the country, & fault lines are appearing in the government`s sealed informational borders. Drawing on deeply personal interviews with North Korean defectors from all walks of life, ranging from propaganda artists to diplomats, Jieun Baek tells the story of North Korea`s information underground-the network of citizens who take extraordinary risks by circulating illicit content such as foreign films, television shows, soap operas, books, & encyclopedias. By fostering an awareness of life outside North Korea & enhancing cultural knowledge, the materials these citizens disseminate are affecting the social & political consciousness of a people, as well as their everyday lives. ...

North Leinster Town Maps Atlas at 1:10, 000 from the Ordnance Survey of Ireland in a spiral-bound format covering Ashbourne, Athboy, Balbriggan, Bettystown, Blessington, Clane, Delgany, Donabate, Droghda, Duleek, Dundalk, Dunshaughlin, Greystones, Kells, Kilcock, Laytown, Lusk, Naas, Naul, Navan, Portraine, Prosperous, Ratoath, Rush, Sallins, Skerries, Slane, Stamullin, Swords & Trim. Where necessary the town is covered on two or more pages & each town has a separate street index.OSI street plans highlight main traffic arteries in each town: national primary & secondary routes, regional roads & main streets. Colouring indicates commercial or industrial zones, schools & hospitals, parks or wooded areas, etc. A range of symbols indicate various facilities, including tourist offices, museums & galleries, shopping centres, sport grounds, car parks, etc. ...

North Lewis with St Kilda & the Flannan Isles on a detailed topographic & GPS compatible map No. 460, paper version, from the Ordnance Survey’s 1:25, 000 Explorer series.MOBILE DOWNLOADS: this title & all the other OS Explorer maps include a code for downloading after purchase the digital version onto your smartphone or tablet for viewing on the OS smartphone app.OS EXPLORER SERIES: to see the list of all the titles in the OS Explorer series, both paper & waterproof versions, please click on the series link. The Explorer series, Ordnance Survey’s most detailed maps recommended for anyone enjoying outdoor activities, provides topographic coverage of Great Britain at 1:25, 000 on GPS compatible maps with hiking trails, cycling routes & extensive tourist information. Each printed map is available either on paper or as a waterproof & tear-resistant OS Active Map, as indicated in its title. Britain’s National Parks & other areas of particular tourist interest are presented on often double-sided OL (Outdoor Leisure) maps, whilst most standard format Explorers cover an area of 30 x 20km (approx. 19 x 12 miles). All three versions (paper, waterproof & digital) are the same & provide plenty of recreational & tourist information, indicating the traditional public right of way paths (except in Scotland where different laws apply), including bridleways & byways. National Trails & other long-distance paths are marked, as well as permissive footpaths or bridleways & on-road or traffic-free cycle routes with, where appropriate, their National/ Regional Cycle Network numbers. Boundaries of access land are clearly marked. A wide range of symbols provides additional tourist information, highlighting camping & caravanning sites, information offices & visitors’ centres, parking & picnicking places, country pubs, sport & recreational facilities including cycle hire locations & mountain biking trails, historic buildings & museums, etc. Exceptionally clear presentation of the landscape is provided by contours at 5m or in the uplands at 10m intervals, with additional spot heights plus colouring and/or graphics for different types of woodlands, orchards, heath, marshl&, scree or boulders, & other topographic features. For GPS users the maps have British National Grid lines at 1km intervals, with latitude & longitude given by margin ticks at 1`. Clearly laid out map legend

Includes:: French & German translations for the tourist information symbols.

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North Lewis with St Kilda & the Flannan Isles on a detailed topographic & GPS compatible map No. 460, waterproof version, from the Ordnance Survey’s 1:25, 000 Explorer series.MOBILE DOWNLOADS: this title & all the other OS Explorer maps include a code for downloading after purchase the digital version onto your smartphone or tablet for viewing on the OS smartphone app.OS EXPLORER SERIES: to see the list of all the titles in the OS Explorer series, both paper & waterproof versions, please click on the series link. The Explorer series, Ordnance Survey’s most detailed maps recommended for anyone enjoying outdoor activities, provides topographic coverage of Great Britain at 1:25, 000 on GPS compatible maps with hiking trails, cycling routes & extensive tourist information. Each printed map is available either on paper or as a waterproof & tear-resistant OS Active Map, as indicated in its title. Britain’s National Parks & other areas of particular tourist interest are presented on often double-sided OL (Outdoor Leisure) maps, whilst most standard format Explorers cover an area of 30 x 20km (approx. 19 x 12 miles). All three versions (paper, waterproof & digital) are the same & provide plenty of recreational & tourist information, indicating the traditional public right of way paths (except in Scotland where different laws apply), including bridleways & byways. National Trails & other long-distance paths are marked, as well as permissive footpaths or bridleways & on-road or traffic-free cycle routes with, where appropriate, their National/ Regional Cycle Network numbers. Boundaries of access land are clearly marked. A wide range of symbols provides additional tourist information, highlighting camping & caravanning sites, information offices & visitors’ centres, parking & picnicking places, country pubs, sport & recreational facilities including cycle hire locations & mountain biking trails, historic buildings & museums, etc. Exceptionally clear presentation of the landscape is provided by contours at 5m or in the uplands at 10m intervals, with additional spot heights plus colouring and/or graphics for different types of woodlands, orchards, heath, marshl&, scree or boulders, & other topographic features. For GPS users the maps have British National Grid lines at 1km intervals, with latitude & longitude given by margin ticks at 1`. Clearly laid out map legend

Includes:: French & German translations for the tourist information symbols.

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North London wall map, 101 x 76cm (40 x 30 inches approx.), encapsulated version, in a series of nine street plans from Geographers' A-Z Map Company providing complete coverage of the Greater London administrative area, with comprehensive street indexes, including names of localities, estates, junctions, etc. Current edition of this title was published in 2008. Coverage

Includes:: Finchley, Chingford, Enfield, Barnet, Walthamstow, Edmonton, Highgate, Potters Bar, Stoke Newington, Hendon, Waltham Abbey, Wanstead, Wood Green, Brent Cross, Buckhurst Hill, Crews Hill, Enfield Lock, Finsbury Park, Golders Green, Hadley Wood, Hampstead Heath, Leytonstone, Mill Hill, Sewardstone, Southgate, South Woodford, Upper Clapton, Whetstone & Woodford Green. The maps cover London at 1:21, 477 (3 inches to 1 mile approx.) & show A & B roads annotated with selected house numbers for easier identification of addresses. Junction names & boundaries of the congestion & low emission zones are clearly marked, as well as locations of safety cameras with speed limits. The maps also indicate one way traffic, restricted access & pedestrianized streets. Railway, Underground & Dockland Light Railway stations are named & the Croydon Tramlink is shown with stops. Colouring and/or symbols indicate public building, services & facilities, including shopping centres or market streets, selected car parks, etc. Public toilets are marked, indicating those with facilities for the disabled. Each map also shows local authority & postcode boundaries. The index is in a separate booklet &

Includes:: names of road junctions, housing estates, hospitals & hospices, selected places of interest, etc. There is no overlap between individual maps in this series. This title is also available as a paper wall map or folded.LAMINATED & ENCAPSULATED WALL MAPS:- laminated wall maps have a thin layer of plastic usually applied to the printed side only. They can be written on with suitable marker pens without any damage to the map but, unless laminated on both sides, they are not damp-proof.- encapsulated wall maps are sealed between two sheets of plastic. They are more rigid & heavier than laminated maps of the same size. They are damp-proof & do not crinkle in humid conditions. Encapsulation gives the map a shiny surface, similar to being displayed behind glass.- please note: many publishers & retailers often use these two terms interchangeably. Our map titles & descriptions follow the definitions provided above.



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North London wall map, 101 x 76cm (40 x 30 inches approx.), paper version, in a series of nine street plans from Geographers' A-Z Map Company providing complete coverage of the Greater London administrative area, with comprehensive street indexes, including names of localities, estates, junctions, etc. Current edition of this title was published in 2008. Coverage

Includes:: Finchley, Chingford, Enfield, Barnet, Walthamstow, Edmonton, Highgate, Potters Bar, Stoke Newington, Hendon, Waltham Abbey, Wanstead, Wood Green, Brent Cross, Buckhurst Hill, Crews Hill, Enfield Lock, Finsbury Park, Golders Green, Hadley Wood, Hampstead Heath, Leytonstone, Mill Hill, Sewardstone, Southgate, South Woodford, Upper Clapton, Whetstone & Woodford Green. The maps cover London at 1:21, 477 (3 inches to 1 mile approx.) & show A & B roads annotated with selected house numbers for easier identification of addresses. Junction names & boundaries of the congestion & low emission zones are clearly marked, as well as locations of safety cameras with speed limits. The maps also indicate one way traffic, restricted access & pedestrianized streets. Railway, Underground & Dockland Light Railway stations are named & the Croydon Tramlink is shown with stops. Colouring and/or symbols indicate public building, services & facilities, including shopping centres or market streets, selected car parks, etc. Public toilets are marked, indicating those with facilities for the disabled. Each map also shows local authority & postcode boundaries. The index is in a separate booklet &

Includes:: names of road junctions, housing estates, hospitals & hospices, selected places of interest, etc. There is no overlap between individual maps in this series. This title is also available as an encapsulated wall map or folded.



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