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|Resource Type=Cases
|Title=Criticism Swirls Around High-Profile History Book about North Korea
|Is About=This factual case describes the accusations received by the author of the book 'Tyranny of the Weak', which describes the history of North Korea during the Cold War.  The author has been accused of citing either irrelevant or non-existent sources to support the claims he makes in the book.  By reading the description of the case, which also reports some statements of the person who brought the case to light, we understand that the latter has come to this accusation after noticing consisting similarities between "Tyranny of the Weak"and his own book on a similar topic.
|Important Because=Accuracy in referencing is important for at least three reasons: to avoid improper appropriation of others ideas, to allow readers to further research certain topics which might be only briefly touched upon in the text, to embed the text in the relevant literature on the same topic and to support ones claims on scientific evidence which has been peer reviewed by other researchers.
|Important For=Researchers; Bachelor students
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|Has Link=https://retractionwatch.com/2016/10/13/criticism-swirls-around-high-profile-history-book-of-north-korea/
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|Related To Theme=Theme:1386bef0-81e2-4c3b-bb65-673d2baead1c
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{{Tags
|Involves=Retraction Watch
|Has Timepoint=13-10-2016
|Has Location=United States; Korea
|Has Virtue And Value=Honesty; Reliability
|Has Good Practice And Misconduct=Fabrication; Korea Retractions; Reference Problem
|Related To Research Area=History and archaeology
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