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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... minister of information, Khieu Kanharith, about the incident. The police removed the license plate? He had to think for a moment but finally managed to say, “You try to cover the plates because it's harder to sell a car if it's been in ...
... minister of information, Khieu Kanharith, about the incident. The police removed the license plate? He had to think for a moment but finally managed to say, “You try to cover the plates because it's harder to sell a car if it's been in ...
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... minister. He was barely educated, but clever and utterly ruthless—as one might expect of a young man trained by the Khmer Rouge and then the Vietnamese military. The prime minister's job was handed to him in 1985; he was not about to ...
... minister. He was barely educated, but clever and utterly ruthless—as one might expect of a young man trained by the Khmer Rouge and then the Vietnamese military. The prime minister's job was handed to him in 1985; he was not about to ...
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... Minister Hun Sen. But in Washington by then, Hun Sen was the villain of Cambodia, roundly despised for his corrupt and oppressive policies. So Quinn grew to be a polarizing figure because he alone stood up to defend the prime minister ...
... Minister Hun Sen. But in Washington by then, Hun Sen was the villain of Cambodia, roundly despised for his corrupt and oppressive policies. So Quinn grew to be a polarizing figure because he alone stood up to defend the prime minister ...
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... Ministry of Agriculture cannot convince most farmers to adopt modern ricecultivation strategies that would increase Cambodia's yield—also the lowest of any major ricegrowing nation. “It's not possible to spread these concepts very fast ...
... Ministry of Agriculture cannot convince most farmers to adopt modern ricecultivation strategies that would increase Cambodia's yield—also the lowest of any major ricegrowing nation. “It's not possible to spread these concepts very fast ...
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... Minister Hun Sen. It means “The Noble, Supreme, Great, and AllPowerful Commander in Chief, Prime Minister Hun Sen.” Though he is the son of rural peasants and dropped out of school at a young age, he carries himself as if he is a direct ...
... Minister Hun Sen. It means “The Noble, Supreme, Great, and AllPowerful Commander in Chief, Prime Minister Hun Sen.” Though he is the son of rural peasants and dropped out of school at a young age, he carries himself as if he is a direct ...
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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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