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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... told the United States he wanted no more aid money. Until that point the United States had supplied millions upon millions. The money, he complained, was “a corrupting influence,” but he was also straining to keep Cambodia out of the ...
... told the United States he wanted no more aid money. Until that point the United States had supplied millions upon millions. The money, he complained, was “a corrupting influence,” but he was also straining to keep Cambodia out of the ...
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... told reporters they were so angry about that episode that they rushed to join the Khmer Rouge. Fury, of course, consumed Sihanouk. He flew to Beijing to seek advice. And when he heard that the new regime was vilifying him on Cambodian ...
... told reporters they were so angry about that episode that they rushed to join the Khmer Rouge. Fury, of course, consumed Sihanouk. He flew to Beijing to seek advice. And when he heard that the new regime was vilifying him on Cambodian ...
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... told an American television interviewer why he thought Lon Nol was so eager to give the United States whatever it wanted: “Some officers in our army and many deputies and many members of government want to be your allies because they ...
... told an American television interviewer why he thought Lon Nol was so eager to give the United States whatever it wanted: “Some officers in our army and many deputies and many members of government want to be your allies because they ...
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... told. In return, between 1970 and 1975 the United States provided about $1.85 billion in military and economic aid. Accounting for inflation, that's about $9 billion in 2010 dollars. All of that American aid money brought out the worst ...
... told. In return, between 1970 and 1975 the United States provided about $1.85 billion in military and economic aid. Accounting for inflation, that's about $9 billion in 2010 dollars. All of that American aid money brought out the worst ...
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... told them they had to wait a few months until they could find a solution. Washington had no diplomatic relations with the new Cambodian regime. In the meantime, in the fall of 1975 all of the military officers, plus three dozen other ...
... told them they had to wait a few months until they could find a solution. Washington had no diplomatic relations with the new Cambodian regime. In the meantime, in the fall of 1975 all of the military officers, plus three dozen other ...
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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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