Cambodia's Curse: The Modern History of A Troubled Land

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A generation after Pol Pot's regime killed one quarter of the nation's population, Cambodia shows every outward sign of having overcome its devastating history - the streets of Phnom Penh are paved; skyscrapers dot the skyline. But behind this fa ade lies a country still haunted by its years of terror. In 2008 and 2009, Joel Brinkley - who won a Pulitzer Prize for his reporting on the fall of the Khmer Rouge - returned to Cambodia. He discovered a population in the grip of a venal government. He learned that between one third and one half of Cambodians who lived through the Khmer Rouge era suffer from post - traumatic stress disorder, and that its afflictions are being passed to the next generation. His extensive close - up reporting in Cambodia's Curse illuminates the country, its people, and the deep historical roots of its modern - day behaviour. This is a devastating and important look at Cambodia today.

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CHAPTER ONE
1
CHAPTER TWO
24
CHAPTER THREE
50
CHAPTER FOUR
73
CHAPTER FIVE
97
CHAPTER SIX
122
CHAPTER SEVEN
162
CHAPTER EIGHT
193
CHAPTER TWELVE
294
CHAPTER THIRTEEN
326
CHAPTER FOURTEEN
353
CHAPTER FIFTEEN
384
CHAPTER SIXTEEN
417
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN
454
EPILOGUE
469
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
484

CHAPTER NINE
214
CHAPTER TEN
250
CHAPTER ELEVEN
275

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