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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... wanted to listen. The Vietnam War's wounds were fresh; the last place Americans wanted to focus attention was Southeast Asia. They were preoccupied with energy crises, intelligence scandals, and, soon enough, the hostages in Iran. In ...
... wanted to listen. The Vietnam War's wounds were fresh; the last place Americans wanted to focus attention was Southeast Asia. They were preoccupied with energy crises, intelligence scandals, and, soon enough, the hostages in Iran. In ...
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... wanted nothing less than his old job back—the allpowerful monarch, just like the kings who had ruled Cambodia since the beginning of time. Now, however, he had competitors. During the Vietnamese occupation, from 1979 to 1989, a young ...
... wanted nothing less than his old job back—the allpowerful monarch, just like the kings who had ruled Cambodia since the beginning of time. Now, however, he had competitors. During the Vietnamese occupation, from 1979 to 1989, a young ...
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... wanted the French to free his state from his hated enemy. Having secured Cambodia's territorial integrity, through the midtwentieth century the French imposed onerous taxes and fees, but they offered little in return. Only in 1935 did ...
... wanted the French to free his state from his hated enemy. Having secured Cambodia's territorial integrity, through the midtwentieth century the French imposed onerous taxes and fees, but they offered little in return. Only in 1935 did ...
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... wanted to be the political leader of his country, not just a monarch perched upon a throne. So in 1955 he resigned as king and formed a political party. He ruled as Prince Sihanouk, chief of state, for the next fifteen years. He built ...
... wanted to be the political leader of his country, not just a monarch perched upon a throne. So in 1955 he resigned as king and formed a political party. He ruled as Prince Sihanouk, chief of state, for the next fifteen years. He built ...
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... 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 Vietnam War. Distancing ...
... 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 Vietnam War. Distancing ...
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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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