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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... knew he would be able to enrich himself. Ranariddh was not as clever as Hun Sen, but he was of royal lineage, which gave him a strong advantage. So, past examples like Germany and Japan—even South Korea— simply were not useful models ...
... knew he would be able to enrich himself. Ranariddh was not as clever as Hun Sen, but he was of royal lineage, which gave him a strong advantage. So, past examples like Germany and Japan—even South Korea— simply were not useful models ...
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... knew true peace nationwide for the first time in decades. Yes, the Khmer Rouge had returned the nation to “year zero.” Nearly every educated person was killed, and much of the infrastructure was destroyed or fell into disrepair. Since ...
... knew true peace nationwide for the first time in decades. Yes, the Khmer Rouge had returned the nation to “year zero.” Nearly every educated person was killed, and much of the infrastructure was destroyed or fell into disrepair. Since ...
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... knew how to use their elephants. Angkor was a full-fledged regional power dating back to the time of Jayavarman II, who first unified the Khmer kingdom in the ninth century AD. England then was not yet a nation, and the isles fell to ...
... knew how to use their elephants. Angkor was a full-fledged regional power dating back to the time of Jayavarman II, who first unified the Khmer kingdom in the ninth century AD. England then was not yet a nation, and the isles fell to ...
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... knew just what it took to please the king of Champa (now central Vietnam). “At night men were sent out in many directions, to well-frequented places in towns and villages,” Zhou wrote. “When they met people out at night, they snared ...
... knew just what it took to please the king of Champa (now central Vietnam). “At night men were sent out in many directions, to well-frequented places in towns and villages,” Zhou wrote. “When they met people out at night, they snared ...
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Contenido
3 | |
17 | |
CHAPTER TWO | 33 |
CHAPTER THREE | 53 |
CHAPTER FOUR | 69 |
CHAPTER FIVE | 87 |
CHAPTER SIX | 105 |
CHAPTER SEVEN | 133 |
CHAPTER THIRTEEN | 245 |
CHAPTER FOURTEEN | 265 |
CHAPTER FIFTEEN | 287 |
CHAPTER SIXTEEN | 311 |
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN | 337 |
EPILOGUE | 347 |
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS | 359 |
NOTES | 361 |
CHAPTER EIGHT | 155 |
CHAPTER NINE | 171 |
CHAPTER TEN | 189 |
CHAPTER ELEVEN | 207 |
CHAPTER TWELVE | 221 |
BIBLIOGRAPHY | 367 |
INDEX | 369 |
ABOUT THE AUTHOR AND PHOTOGRAPHER | 385 |
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