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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... Angkor Wat,” he wrote. “More accurately, to be a Cambodian is to be a descendant of a people that produced architectural masterpieces of the Angkor era which rival the achievements of any of the ancient nations.” Now, though, said Muny ...
... Angkor Wat,” he wrote. “More accurately, to be a Cambodian is to be a descendant of a people that produced architectural masterpieces of the Angkor era which rival the achievements of any of the ancient nations.” Now, though, said Muny ...
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... Angkor 1,000 years ago. The lineage of larceny is clear. Far more than almost any other state, modern Cambodia is a product of customs and practices set in stone a millennium ago. CHAPTER ONE Decades ago, when Prime Minister Hun Sen was ...
... Angkor 1,000 years ago. The lineage of larceny is clear. Far more than almost any other state, modern Cambodia is a product of customs and practices set in stone a millennium ago. CHAPTER ONE Decades ago, when Prime Minister Hun Sen was ...
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... Angkor, the Khmer kingdom, 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 ...
... Angkor, the Khmer kingdom, 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 ...
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... Angkor today—a vast monument to slave labor. Most famous among them is Angkor Wat, built in the early twelfth century. Though it was at first dedicated to the Hindu god Vishnu, as Cambodians gradually switched their allegiance to ...
... Angkor today—a vast monument to slave labor. Most famous among them is Angkor Wat, built in the early twelfth century. Though it was at first dedicated to the Hindu god Vishnu, as Cambodians gradually switched their allegiance to ...
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... Angkor Wat and the ancient city's other remaining shrines, but the homes, shops, and everyday buildings of Angkor have long since turned to dust. In AD 245 the Chinese emperor sent a factfinding mission to Cambodia, then known as Funan ...
... Angkor Wat and the ancient city's other remaining shrines, but the homes, shops, and everyday buildings of Angkor have long since turned to dust. In AD 245 the Chinese emperor sent a factfinding mission to Cambodia, then known as Funan ...
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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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