Cambodia's Curse: The Modern History of a Troubled LandA 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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Eighty percent of Cambodia's teachers were killed and 95 percent of the doctors,
along with almost everyone else who had an education. Cambodia, as Pol Pot
liked to say, was returned to year zero. But in the autumn of 1979, little of this was
...
Eighty percent of Cambodia's teachers were killed and 95 percent of the doctors,
along with almost everyone else who had an education. Cambodia, as Pol Pot
liked to say, was returned to year zero. But in the autumn of 1979, little of this was
...
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... gave Cambodia a constitution that afforded the people—5 million Khmer
Rouge survivors—all the human rights and privileges of a modern democratic
state. Then the UN staged elections. To everyone's surprise, 90 percent of xiv |
PREFACE.
... gave Cambodia a constitution that afforded the people—5 million Khmer
Rouge survivors—all the human rights and privileges of a modern democratic
state. Then the UN staged elections. To everyone's surprise, 90 percent of xiv |
PREFACE.
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To everyone's surprise, 90 percent of the electorate voted. The UN claimed that
showed a hunger for democracy. Once the new government took office, the UN
pulled out. No other nation had ever been given a chance like that. The world
had ...
To everyone's surprise, 90 percent of the electorate voted. The UN claimed that
showed a hunger for democracy. Once the new government took office, the UN
pulled out. No other nation had ever been given a chance like that. The world
had ...
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... house shucking corn just harvested. “I have no education,” she says with no
apparent shame. Most everyone she knows is illiterate. In fact, the national
teachers' union estimated that 60 percent of the nation's women could not read or
write.
... house shucking corn just harvested. “I have no education,” she says with no
apparent shame. Most everyone she knows is illiterate. In fact, the national
teachers' union estimated that 60 percent of the nation's women could not read or
write.
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At least 80 percent of the nation's 13.4 million people live in rural areas, more or
less as she does. Paul Mason, a social worker, has worked in Cambodia for
nearly two decades, and he recalls standing with a colleague beside a harvested
rice ...
At least 80 percent of the nation's 13.4 million people live in rural areas, more or
less as she does. Paul Mason, a social worker, has worked in Cambodia for
nearly two decades, and he recalls standing with a colleague beside a harvested
rice ...
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Crítica de los usuarios - zmagic69 - LibraryThingGreat book, providing a high level overview of Cambodia. From the rise of Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge, to Vietnam taking over the country in 1979, to the UN getting involved. The primary focus of the ... Leer comentario completo
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Crítica de los usuarios - HadriantheBlind - LibraryThingCambodia - one of the worst suffering lands in Asia, comparable in some areas only to Burma or North Korea. The author does a good job at chronicling the sufferings of the people - corruption, famine ... Leer comentario completo
Contenido
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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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Información bibliográfica
| Título | Cambodia's Curse: The Modern History of a Troubled Land |
| Autor | Joel Brinkley |
| Editor | PublicAffairs, 2011 |
| ISBN | 1610390016, 9781610390019 |
| Largo | 416 páginas |
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