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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... Talk to them. As they tell of years of horror and misery that Westerners can barely comprehend, their faces are expressionless and dull. Their voices go flat, as if they're talking about a dull day at work. Their tales end with a ...
... Talk to them. As they tell of years of horror and misery that Westerners can barely comprehend, their faces are expressionless and dull. Their voices go flat, as if they're talking about a dull day at work. Their tales end with a ...
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... talk of a democrat but was far more popular in Washington than he was in Cambodia. He survived repeated legal attacks and an assassination attempt. But over time his allies began noticing the dictatorial way he ran his own political ...
... talk of a democrat but was far more popular in Washington than he was in Cambodia. He survived repeated legal attacks and an assassination attempt. But over time his allies began noticing the dictatorial way he ran his own political ...
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... talk of limited democracy but was brutal and merciless with his political opponents. Hundreds simply disappeared. In spite of his democratic overtures, he wanted to be the political leader of his country, not just a monarch perched upon ...
... talk of limited democracy but was brutal and merciless with his political opponents. Hundreds simply disappeared. In spite of his democratic overtures, he wanted to be the political leader of his country, not just a monarch perched upon ...
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... talk to them. Quinn interviewed several dozen of the Cambodians. They informed him that the Khmer Rouge—that's what Sihanouk was calling them—was forcing villagers out of their homes across the East, herding them to collective farms ...
... talk to them. Quinn interviewed several dozen of the Cambodians. They informed him that the Khmer Rouge—that's what Sihanouk was calling them—was forcing villagers out of their homes across the East, herding them to collective farms ...
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... talk, they had no one to tell. The Lon Nol government supported a large expansion of the target area for American bombers more or less in exchange for cash. The U.S. Embassy in Phnom Penh wasn't interested in the victims. And among the ...
... talk, they had no one to tell. The Lon Nol government supported a large expansion of the target area for American bombers more or less in exchange for cash. The U.S. Embassy in Phnom Penh wasn't interested in the victims. And among the ...
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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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