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Pol Pot - 1925–98, Cambodian political leader, originally named Saloth Sar. Paris-educated, and a Khmer Communist leader from 1960, he led Khmer Rouge guerrillas against the government of Lon Nol after 1970. In 1975 he proclaimed the Democratic Republic of Kampuchea; he served as its premier (1976–79). The systematic murder of members of various groups, forced labor in the

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Brother Number One: A Political Biography of Pol Pot » Read Now
by David P. Chandler. 268 pgs.

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In Cambodia's recent, tragic past, no figure looms larger or more ominously than that of Pol Pot. Yet information about his life and career has been largely inaccessible. As secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Kampuchea (CPK) beginning in 1962 and as prime minister of...
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In Cambodia's recent, tragic past, no figure looms larger or more ominously than that of Pol Pot. Yet information about his life and career has been largely inaccessible. As secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Kampuchea (CPK) beginning in 1962 and as prime minister of Democratic Kampuchea (DK), he was widely blamed for trying to destroy Cambodian society. By implementing policies whose effects were genocidal, he oversaw the deaths of more than one million of his nation's people.
In this, the only book-length study of the man, historian David P. Chandler throws light on the shadowy figure of Pol Pot. Basing his study on interviews and on a wide range of sources in English, Cambodian, and French, the author illuminates the ideas and behavior of this enigmatic man and his entourage against the background of post -- World War II events, providing a key to understanding this horrific, pivotal period of Cambodian history. In this revised edition, new material brings the biography up to date through recent events in Cambodia, including Pol Pot's death in April 1998.
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Voices from S-21: Terror and History in Pol Pot's Secret Prison » Read Now
by David Chandler. 238 pgs.

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"The Khmer Rouge terror constitutes one of the most horrific instances of mass murder in the twentieth century, and Chandler has immersed himself in a unique and largely unexplored collection of primary sources from hell. This will be a very important and enduring work. . . . Moreover, no scholar is...
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"The Khmer Rouge terror constitutes one of the most horrific instances of mass murder in the twentieth century, and Chandler has immersed himself in a unique and largely unexplored collection of primary sources from hell. This will be a very important and enduring work. . . . Moreover, no scholar is better situated to undertake this project than David Chandler."--Craig Etcheson, Director, Cambodian Genocide Project, Yale University
"A truly impressive book that clearly transcends the realm of Cambodian and South Asian studies. Not only has Chandler worked through a massive amount of material, he has also situated his analysis within a knowledge of Khmer history that is without equal."--Charles Keyes, University of Washington
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Cambodia, Pol Pot, and the United States: The Faustian Pact » Read Now
by Michael Haas. 170 pgs.

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This provocative analysis of U.S. policy toward Cambodia illuminates issues that remain especially pertinent in the aftermath of the Cold War. Haas examines U.S. failures in Cambodia and traces them to a combination of an idealistic desire to remake the world in the American democratic image, a...
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This provocative analysis of U.S. policy toward Cambodia illuminates issues that remain especially pertinent in the aftermath of the Cold War. Haas examines U.S. failures in Cambodia and traces them to a combination of an idealistic desire to remake the world in the American democratic image, a belief in U.S. omnipotence, and the realpolitik tradition of using power to advance U.S. interests whenever they seem to be threatened. Formulating a model of international relations based on democratic principles, Haas urges reflection on the lessons of Cambodia as policies are developed for the 1990s.
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Cambodia, 1975-1982 (Chap. 4 "Kampuchea: From Democratic to People's Republic") » Read Now
by Michael Vickery. 362 pgs.

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Orphans of Genocide: The Cham Muslims of Kampuchea under Pol Pot, in Bulletin of Concerned Asian Scholars » Read Now
by Ben Kiernan. 32 pgs.

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...The Cham Muslims of Kampuchea under Pol Pot by Ben Kiernan Few regimes in...country. My conclusion is that the Pol Pot regimes attempts not only to destroy...reading of...
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Propaganda, Politics, and Violence in Cambodia: Democratic Transition under United Nations Peace-Keeping (Chap. 2 "Imaging the Other in Cambodian Nationalist Discourse before and during the UNTAC Period") » Read Now
by Steve Heder, Judy Ledgerwood. 280 pgs.

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...Cambodian communist movement. Led by Pol Pot and Nuon Chea and based on a cadre...disease. Rather than recognize this, Pol Pot and Nuon Chea accused the...
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Genocide: Conceptual and Historical Dimensions (" The Cambodian Genocide: Issues and Responses" begins on p. 191) » Read Now
by George J. Andreopoulos. 272 pgs.

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...in his chapter, the record of the Pol Pot regime, which ruled the country from...Vietnamese resident who had survived the Pol Pot years there" , 11 the Chinese...
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Genocide by Proxy: Cambodian Pawn on a Superpower Chessboard (Chap. 1 "From the Khmer Empire to Four Warring Factions," Chap. 3 "Cambodia," and Chap. 10 "International Conference on Kampuchea") » Read Now
by Michael Haas. 388 pgs.

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This is an account of a country at war and of a people consigned to the role of pawn in world politics. Haas provides detailed scholarly reassessment of the causes of the Cambodian tragedy--how Cambodia became an arena for superpower conflict. The volume vindicates Vietnam's role in the Cambodian...
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This is an account of a country at war and of a people consigned to the role of pawn in world politics. Haas provides detailed scholarly reassessment of the causes of the Cambodian tragedy--how Cambodia became an arena for superpower conflict. The volume vindicates Vietnam's role in the Cambodian conflict and reveals the treachery of U.S. foreign policy toward Cambodia. Haas' analysis entails a study in comparative foreign policies, an exercise that has theoretical merit for political scientists in search of paradigms of political behavior. Much of the information in the book is based on Haas' recent interviews with 100 key international figures and on primary documents.
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A Century of Genocide: Critical Essays and Eyewitness Accounts (Chap. 11 "The Cambodian Genocide, 1975-1979") » Read Now
by Israel W. Charny, William S. Parsons, Samuel Totten. 508 pgs.

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The Rwandan government forces, as well as Cambodia's Khmer Rouge and German, Bosnian and U.S. governments, have all been guilty of the destruction of their indigenous cultures. This book analyses the major atrocities of our times, including recent cases of genocide in Yugoslavia and Iraq.
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The Cambodian Crisis, 1990-1992: The UN Plan, the Khmer Rouge, and The State of Cambodia, in Bulletin of Concerned Asian Scholars » Read Now
by Ben Kiernan. 22 pgs.

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...nation to near normalcy after the Pol Pot holocaust, but it had also successfully...anniversary of the overthrow of the Pol Pot regime. From left to right are...
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Revolutions of the Late Twentieth Century (Chap. 10 "Cambodia: Revolution, Genocide, Intervention") » Read Now
by Jack A. Goldstone, Ted Robert Gurr, Farrokh Moshiri. 396 pgs.

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...REVOLUTIONS OF THE LATE TWENTIETH CENTURY REVOLUTIONS OF THE LATE TWENTIETH CENTURY EDITED BY Jack A. Goldstone Ted Robert Gurr Farrokh Moshiri Westview Press...
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A History of Cambodia (Chap. 12 "Revolution in Cambodia") » Read Now
by David Chandler. 296 pgs.

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This clear and concise volume provides a timely overview of Cambodia, a small but increasingly visible Southeast Asian nation. Hailed by the Journal of Asian Studies as an "original contribution, superior to any other existing work, " the third edition of this acclaimed text has been completely...
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This clear and concise volume provides a timely overview of Cambodia, a small but increasingly visible Southeast Asian nation. Hailed by the Journal of Asian Studies as an "original contribution, superior to any other existing work, " the third edition of this acclaimed text has been completely revised and updated to include all-new material examining the death of Pol Pot and the region's continuing rivalry for political power. In addition, Chandler examines the unstable but influential career of Prince Norodom Sihanouk, the bloody reign of Pol Pot's Khmer Rouge, and the relative calm that followed the Vietnamese invasion of 1979. This comprehensive general description and analysis of Cambodia will illuminate -- for specialists and general readers alike -- the history and contemporary politics of a country long misunderstood.
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Cambodia: A Heritage of Violence, in World Policy Journal » Read Now
by Sheri Prasso. 7 pgs.

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...vicious, despotic dictators of the twentieth century, Pol Pot, the man responsible for the deaths of a million people...peace process, returning the country to war. Still...
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New Light on the Origins of the Vietnam-Kampuchea Conflict, in Bulletin of Concerned Asian Scholars » Read Now
by Ben Kiernan. 5 pgs.

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In Search of Southeast Asia: A Modern History (Chap. 34 "Cambodia and Laos") » Read Now
by David Joel Steinberg. 592 pgs.

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In Search of Southeast Asia explores the creative process by which Southeast Asians have been adapting their cultures to a world in change. Influences such as climate and ecology, science and technology are linked to the economic, social, political, and cultural dimensions of Southeast Asia's modern transformation.