The Path of Gratitude: East German Climbers in North Korea's Diamond Mountains.

This article investigates the origins, course, and experiences of two East German mountaineering expeditions to North Korea in the 1980s. Examining how expedition members understood and processed their encounters with socialism in the Far East, it explores how their experiences with time and space a...

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Published in:German Studies Review Vol. 48; no. 2; pp. 289 - 313
Main Author: Hayton, Jeff
Format: Article
Published: Johns Hopkins University Press May2025
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