Cambodia's Curse: The Modern History of a Troubled LandPublicAffairs, 2011 M04 12 - 416 páginas A Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist describes how Cambodia emerged from the harrowing years when a quarter of its population perished under the Khmer Rouge. A generation after genocide, Cambodia seemed on the surface to have overcome its history -- the streets of Phnom Penh were paved; skyscrapers dotted the skyline. But under this façe lies a country still haunted by its years of terror. Although the international community tried to rebuild Cambodia and introduce democracy in the 1990s, in the country remained in the grip of a venal government. Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Joel Brinkley learned that almost a half of Cambodians who lived through the Khmer Rouge era suffered from P.T.S.D. -- and had passed their trauma 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 behavior. |
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... Americans wanted to focus attention was Southeast Asia. They were preoccupied with energy crises, intelligence scandals, and, soon enough, the hostages in Iran. In December 1978 Vietnam had invaded Cambodia and quickly deposed the Khmer ...
... Americans wanted to focus attention was Southeast Asia. They were preoccupied with energy crises, intelligence scandals, and, soon enough, the hostages in Iran. In December 1978 Vietnam had invaded Cambodia and quickly deposed the Khmer ...
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... American air base. Several cars sat in front of the building closest to the road. Maybe someone there spoke English and could tell us what to do. Inside, a Thai military officer sat behind a desk. He didn't speak English either, but I ...
... American air base. Several cars sat in front of the building closest to the road. Maybe someone there spoke English and could tell us what to do. Inside, a Thai military officer sat behind a desk. He didn't speak English either, but I ...
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... American ambassadors played their own roles. The first one, Charles Twining, marveled at the wonder of Cambodia's new beginning and tended to be charitable even as the situation deteriorated. Then came Kenneth Quinn, who decided ...
... American ambassadors played their own roles. The first one, Charles Twining, marveled at the wonder of Cambodia's new beginning and tended to be charitable even as the situation deteriorated. Then came Kenneth Quinn, who decided ...
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The Modern History of a Troubled Land Joel Brinkley. INTRODUCTION. When American visitors came to see Joseph Mussomeli ... America,” Ambassador Mussomeli observed, “all they know of Cambodia is the Khmer Rouge.” So it's no wonder that ...
The Modern History of a Troubled Land Joel Brinkley. INTRODUCTION. When American visitors came to see Joseph Mussomeli ... America,” Ambassador Mussomeli observed, “all they know of Cambodia is the Khmer Rouge.” So it's no wonder that ...
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... American bombing of eastern provinces) did in Cambodia. The war in Vietnam ended just four years before the Khmer Rouge defeat in 1979. Yet today Vietnam's gross domestic product per capita is almost ten times higher than Cambodia's ...
... American bombing of eastern provinces) did in Cambodia. The war in Vietnam ended just four years before the Khmer Rouge defeat in 1979. Yet today Vietnam's gross domestic product per capita is almost ten times higher than Cambodia's ...
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CHAPTER THIRTEEN | |
CHAPTER FOURTEEN | |
CHAPTER FIFTEEN | |
CHAPTER SIXTEEN | |
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN | |
Acknowledgements | |
ABOUT THE AUTHOR AND PHOTOGRAPHER | |
CHAPTER ELEVEN | |
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