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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... people died. As a result, visitors often smile as they watch ordinary Cambodians go about their lives in relative tranquility. “People in America,” Ambassador Mussomeli observed, “all they know of Cambodia is the Khmer Rouge.” So it's ...
... people died. As a result, visitors often smile as they watch ordinary Cambodians go about their lives in relative tranquility. “People in America,” Ambassador Mussomeli observed, “all they know of Cambodia is the Khmer Rouge.” So it's ...
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... people. Every day is a struggle. Life holds few opportunities for joy. That impoverished people like Ten Keng and her family live here may not seem unusual. Every country, even the United States, has desperately poor communities. But in ...
... people. Every day is a struggle. Life holds few opportunities for joy. That impoverished people like Ten Keng and her family live here may not seem unusual. Every country, even the United States, has desperately poor communities. But in ...
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... people Cambodians are generally short and thin. Obesity seems not to be a feature of society here. And it's no wonder. “The vast majority of rural poor consume only rice,” said JeanPierre de Margerie, an earnest French Canadian who ...
... people Cambodians are generally short and thin. Obesity seems not to be a feature of society here. And it's no wonder. “The vast majority of rural poor consume only rice,” said JeanPierre de Margerie, an earnest French Canadian who ...
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... people through the year. Cambodian civilization was born on the shores of the Tonle Sap. The wonder and reliability ... people. The VC propaganda didn't ring true anymore. But where the roads stop, improvements in the standard of living ...
... people through the year. Cambodian civilization was born on the shores of the Tonle Sap. The wonder and reliability ... people. The VC propaganda didn't ring true anymore. But where the roads stop, improvements in the standard of living ...
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... people's ability to understand in terms of their own environment, education, and economics.” The Khmer Rouge fell ... people are another matter. Chan Sophal is chairman of the Siem Reap Provincial Council, in one of the nation's largest ...
... people's ability to understand in terms of their own environment, education, and economics.” The Khmer Rouge fell ... people are another matter. Chan Sophal is chairman of the Siem Reap Provincial Council, in one of the nation's largest ...
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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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