Selected Papers on Khmerology: Choix D'Articles De Khmerologie [Paperback]

Selected Papers on Khmerology: Choix D'Articles De Khmerologie [Paperback]

Selected Papers on Khmerology: Choix D'Articles De Khmerologie [Paperback]

Author: Saveros Pou Publisher: Reyum Publishing Publishing Date: 2003 Paperback: 488 pages Language: French, English ISBN-10: 1588860434 ISBN-13: 978-1588860439 Format: Paperback Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 7.6 x 1.1 inches Shipping Weight: 2.3 pounds Buy at Amazon

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Selected Papers on Khmerology: Choix D'Articles De Khmerologie

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Author: Saveros Pou Publisher: Reyum Publishing Publishing Date: 2003 Paperback: 488 pages Language: French, English ISBN-10: 1588860434 ISBN-13: 978-1588860439 Format: Paperback Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 7.6 x 1.1 inches Shipping Weight: 2.3 pounds Buy at Amazon

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Selected Papers on Khmerology: Choix D'Articles De Khmerologie

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Vision for a New Asia: 7 Asian Leaders Speak on Economics, Trade & Terrorism [Paperback]

Vision for a New Asia: 7 Asian Leaders Speak on Economics, Trade & Terrorism [Paperback]

Vision for a New Asia: 7 Asian Leaders Speak on Economics, Trade & Terrorism [Paperback]

Author: Cambodia Daily (Editor) Publisher: Pelanduk Pubns Sdn Bhd Publishing Date: 2003 Paperback: 184 pages Language: English ISBN-10: 9679788539 ISBN-13: 978-9679788532 Format: Paperback Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches Shipping Weight: 9.9 ounces Buy at Amazon

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Just a little over five decades ago all but Thailand among the ten nations that comprise the Association of Southeastern Asian Nations (Asean) were colonized, impeding their economic and political development. The colonial powers exploited the natural resources of the region for their own gain, retarding industrialization, advanced education and any independence internal and external conflicts such as border disputes, the Vietnam war, the Indonesian-Malaysian Confrontation, the separation of Singapore from Malaysia, the breakup of diplomatic relations between the Philippines and Malaysia, and the Khmer Rouge holocaust, followed by Vietnam's liberation and immediate occupation of Cambodia, robbed these countries of any opportunity to form an association that would help the speed reconstruction, cooperation and regional friendship. Not until 1974, when the first five member countries formed Asean, was there a beginning for regional unity.

By November 2002, the occasion of the 8th Asean Summit, all ten nations in the region were members and a number of cooperative economic efforts had been forged, including plans to develop road and rail links aimed at leapfrogging regional cooperative development. On the eve of the summit, held in Cambodia - the last nation to join Asean - seven leaders of the region voiced their views in interviews with the editors of The Cambodia Daily on such issues as poverty reduction, women empowerment, competition from China, human rights, "Asian values", impact of the Internet, threats from terrorism, the responsibility of the richer nations towards the poorer, the potential of becoming another "European Union", and non-interference in each others' affairs. This book focuses on the issues facing these ten Southeastern nations and how their leaders assess the problems, solutions and the new direction Asean is moving in uncertain times.

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Author: Cambodia Daily (Editor) Publisher: Pelanduk Pubns Sdn Bhd Publishing Date: 2003 Paperback: 184 pages Language: English ISBN-10: 9679788539 ISBN-13: 978-9679788532 Format: Paperback Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches Shipping Weight: 9.9 ounces Buy at Amazon

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Just a little over five decades ago all but Thailand among the ten nations that comprise the Association of Southeastern Asian Nations (Asean) were colonized, impeding their economic and political development. The colonial powers exploited the natural resources of the region for their own gain, retarding industrialization, advanced education and any independence internal and external conflicts such as border disputes, the Vietnam war, the Indonesian-Malaysian Confrontation, the separation of Singapore from Malaysia, the breakup of diplomatic relations between the Philippines and Malaysia, and the Khmer Rouge holocaust, followed by Vietnam's liberation and immediate occupation of Cambodia, robbed these countries of any opportunity to form an association that would help the speed reconstruction, cooperation and regional friendship. Not until 1974, when the first five member countries formed Asean, was there a beginning for regional unity.

By November 2002, the occasion of the 8th Asean Summit, all ten nations in the region were members and a number of cooperative economic efforts had been forged, including plans to develop road and rail links aimed at leapfrogging regional cooperative development. On the eve of the summit, held in Cambodia - the last nation to join Asean - seven leaders of the region voiced their views in interviews with the editors of The Cambodia Daily on such issues as poverty reduction, women empowerment, competition from China, human rights, "Asian values", impact of the Internet, threats from terrorism, the responsibility of the richer nations towards the poorer, the potential of becoming another "European Union", and non-interference in each others' affairs. This book focuses on the issues facing these ten Southeastern nations and how their leaders assess the problems, solutions and the new direction Asean is moving in uncertain times.

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France on the Mekong: A History of the Protectorate in Cambodia, 1863-1953 [Paperback]

France on the Mekong: A History of the Protectorate in Cambodia, 1863-1953 [Paperback]

France on the Mekong: A History of the Protectorate in Cambodia, 1863-1953 [Paperback]

Author: John A. Tully Publisher: University Press Of America Publishing Date: 2003 Paperback: 592 pages Language: English ISBN-10: 0761824316 ISBN-13: 978-0761824312 Format: Paperback Product Dimensions: 1.2 x 8.4 x 5.4 inches Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds Buy at Amazon

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Based on largely unexploited archival sources, France on the Mekong is the first comprehensive history of the colonial era in Cambodia. The book takes as its point of departure Marx's early appraisal of colonialism's "double mission" in Asia. Tully argues that King Norodom's decision to invite in the French in 1863 was a "Faustian bargain" for Cambodia. While the Protectorate did ensure the continued existence of the Cambodian state, and did much to preserve Cambodia's crumbling cultural legacy, the downside was that authoritarian rule was entrenched rather than weakened, and that the country was left seriously underdeveloped when the French left in 1953. Colonialism disturbed the foundations of traditional society, but did not replace them. This was to have disastrous consequences for post-colonial Cambodia-- a point that the author develops at the end of the book.

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Author: John A. Tully Publisher: University Press Of America Publishing Date: 2003 Paperback: 592 pages Language: English ISBN-10: 0761824316 ISBN-13: 978-0761824312 Format: Paperback Product Dimensions: 1.2 x 8.4 x 5.4 inches Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds Buy at Amazon

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Based on largely unexploited archival sources, France on the Mekong is the first comprehensive history of the colonial era in Cambodia. The book takes as its point of departure Marx's early appraisal of colonialism's "double mission" in Asia. Tully argues that King Norodom's decision to invite in the French in 1863 was a "Faustian bargain" for Cambodia. While the Protectorate did ensure the continued existence of the Cambodian state, and did much to preserve Cambodia's crumbling cultural legacy, the downside was that authoritarian rule was entrenched rather than weakened, and that the country was left seriously underdeveloped when the French left in 1953. Colonialism disturbed the foundations of traditional society, but did not replace them. This was to have disastrous consequences for post-colonial Cambodia-- a point that the author develops at the end of the book.

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Notes from My Travels: Visits with Refugees in Africa, Cambodia, Pakistan and Ecuador [Paperback]

Notes from My Travels: Visits with Refugees in Africa, Cambodia, Pakistan and Ecuador [Paperback]

Notes from My Travels: Visits with Refugees in Africa, Cambodia, Pakistan and Ecuador [Paperback]

Author: Angelina Jolie Publisher: Gallery Books Publishing Date: 2003 Paperback: 256 pages Language: English ISBN-10: 0743470230 ISBN-13: 978-0743470230 Format: Paperback, Kindle Edition Product Dimensions: 5.3 x 0.8 x 8.3 inches Shipping Weight: 9.1 ounces Buy at Amazon

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Three years ago, award-winning actress Angelina Jolie took on a radically different role as a Goodwill Ambassador for the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). Here are her memoirs from her journeys to Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Pakistan, Cambodia, and Ecuador, where she lived and worked and gave her heart to those who suffer the world's most shattering violence and victimization. Here are her revelations of joy and warmth amid utter destitution...compelling snapshots of courageous and inspiring people for whom survival is their daily workŠand candid notes from a unique pilgrimage that completely changed the actress's worldview -- and the world within herself.

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Author: Angelina Jolie Publisher: Gallery Books Publishing Date: 2003 Paperback: 256 pages Language: English ISBN-10: 0743470230 ISBN-13: 978-0743470230 Format: Paperback, Kindle Edition Product Dimensions: 5.3 x 0.8 x 8.3 inches Shipping Weight: 9.1 ounces Buy at Amazon

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Three years ago, award-winning actress Angelina Jolie took on a radically different role as a Goodwill Ambassador for the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). Here are her memoirs from her journeys to Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Pakistan, Cambodia, and Ecuador, where she lived and worked and gave her heart to those who suffer the world's most shattering violence and victimization. Here are her revelations of joy and warmth amid utter destitution...compelling snapshots of courageous and inspiring people for whom survival is their daily workŠand candid notes from a unique pilgrimage that completely changed the actress's worldview -- and the world within herself.

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Indigenous Peoples: Ethnic Minorities and Poverty Reduction: Cambodia [Paperback]

Indigenous Peoples: Ethnic Minorities and Poverty Reduction: Cambodia [Paperback]

Indigenous Peoples: Ethnic Minorities and Poverty Reduction: Cambodia [Paperback]

Author: Asian Development Bank Publisher: Asian Development Bank Publishing Date: 2003 Paperback: 80 pages Language: English ISBN-10: 971561437X ISBN-13: 978-9715614375 Format: Paperback Series: Indigenous Peoples series Product Dimensions: 10.5 x 5.8 x 0.2 inches Shipping Weight: 4 ounces Buy at Amazon

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This document was created to provide background on Cambodia and its ethnic minorities at the Regional Workshop on Indigenous Peoples and Poverty Reduction. Examined is the definition of indigenous peoples and ethnic minorities in Cambodia, their characteristics, their history, and their geographical locations. Also reviewed is present law and policy relating to these groups as it affects programs and policies for poverty reduction. Various projects for the development of indigenous peoples are presented, and trends, causes, and perceptions relating to their poverty are explored. General and specific concerns that need to be addressed by government and donor institutions are identified, and an action plan that can be used by both national and international organizations to focus and coordinate future development efforts for highland indigenous peoples is provided.

Author: Asian Development Bank Publisher: Asian Development Bank Publishing Date: 2003 Paperback: 80 pages Language: English ISBN-10: 971561437X ISBN-13: 978-9715614375 Format: Paperback Series: Indigenous Peoples series Product Dimensions: 10.5 x 5.8 x 0.2 inches Shipping Weight: 4 ounces Buy at Amazon

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This document was created to provide background on Cambodia and its ethnic minorities at the Regional Workshop on Indigenous Peoples and Poverty Reduction. Examined is the definition of indigenous peoples and ethnic minorities in Cambodia, their characteristics, their history, and their geographical locations. Also reviewed is present law and policy relating to these groups as it affects programs and policies for poverty reduction. Various projects for the development of indigenous peoples are presented, and trends, causes, and perceptions relating to their poverty are explored. General and specific concerns that need to be addressed by government and donor institutions are identified, and an action plan that can be used by both national and international organizations to focus and coordinate future development efforts for highland indigenous peoples is provided.

The Political Economy of the Cambodian Transition [Hardcover]

The Political Economy of the Cambodian Transition [Hardcover]

The Political Economy of the Cambodian Transition [Hardcover]

Author: Caroline Hughes Publisher: Routledge Publishing Date: 1st Edition, 2003 Hardcover: 272 pages Language: English ISBN-10: 0700717374 ISBN-13: 978-0700717378 Format: Hardcover, Kindle Edition Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.1 x 0.9 inches Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds Buy at Amazon

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Cambodia underwent a triple transition in the 1990s: from war to peace, from communism to electoral democracy, and from command economy to free market. This book addresses the political economy of these transitions, examining how the much publicised international intervention to bring peace and democracy to Cambodia was subverted by the poverty of the Cambodian economy and by the state's manipulation of the move to the free market. This analysis of the material basis of obstacles to Cambodia's democratisation suggests that the long-established theoretical link between economy and democracy stands, even in the face of new strategies of international democracy promotion.

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Author: Caroline Hughes Publisher: Routledge Publishing Date: 1st Edition, 2003 Hardcover: 272 pages Language: English ISBN-10: 0700717374 ISBN-13: 978-0700717378 Format: Hardcover, Kindle Edition Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.1 x 0.9 inches Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds Buy at Amazon

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Cambodia underwent a triple transition in the 1990s: from war to peace, from communism to electoral democracy, and from command economy to free market. This book addresses the political economy of these transitions, examining how the much publicised international intervention to bring peace and democracy to Cambodia was subverted by the poverty of the Cambodian economy and by the state's manipulation of the move to the free market. This analysis of the material basis of obstacles to Cambodia's democratisation suggests that the long-established theoretical link between economy and democracy stands, even in the face of new strategies of international democracy promotion.

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A Dragon Apparent: Travels in Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam [Paperback]

A Dragon Apparent: Travels in Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam [Paperback]

A Dragon Apparent: Travels in Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam [Paperback]

Author: Norman Lewis Publisher: Eland Books Publishing Date: 2003 Paperback: 334 pages Language: English ISBN-10: 090787133X ISBN-13: 978-0907871330 Format: Paperback, Kindle Edition Product Dimensions: 5.4 x 0.8 x 8.5 inches Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces Buy at Amazon

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Originally published in 1951, it is said that A Dragon Apparent inspired Graham Greene to go to Vietnam and write The Quiet American. Norman Lewis traveled in Indo-China during the precarious last years of the French colonial regime. Much of the charm and grandeur of the ancient native civilizations survived until the devastation of the Vietnam War. Lewis could still meet a King of Cambodia and an Emperor of Vietnam; in the hills he could stay in the spectacular longhouses of the highlanders; on the plains he could be enchanted by a people whom he found gentle, tolerant and dedicated to the pleasures and satisfactions of a discriminating kind.

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Author: Norman Lewis Publisher: Eland Books Publishing Date: 2003 Paperback: 334 pages Language: English ISBN-10: 090787133X ISBN-13: 978-0907871330 Format: Paperback, Kindle Edition Product Dimensions: 5.4 x 0.8 x 8.5 inches Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces Buy at Amazon

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Originally published in 1951, it is said that A Dragon Apparent inspired Graham Greene to go to Vietnam and write The Quiet American. Norman Lewis traveled in Indo-China during the precarious last years of the French colonial regime. Much of the charm and grandeur of the ancient native civilizations survived until the devastation of the Vietnam War. Lewis could still meet a King of Cambodia and an Emperor of Vietnam; in the hills he could stay in the spectacular longhouses of the highlanders; on the plains he could be enchanted by a people whom he found gentle, tolerant and dedicated to the pleasures and satisfactions of a discriminating kind.

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A Pilgrimage to Angkor [Paperback]

A Pilgrimage to Angkor [Paperback]

A Pilgrimage to Angkor [Paperback]

Author: Pierre Loti, Michael Smithies (Editor), W. P. Baine (Translator) Publisher: Silkworm Books Publishing Date: 2003 Paperback: 130 pages Language: English ISBN-10: 9747100827 ISBN-13: 978-9747100822 Format: Paperback Series: Treasures from the Past Product Dimensions: 5.8 x 0.4 x 8 inches Shipping Weight: 8.2 ounces Buy at Amazon

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The French travel writer and exotic novelist Pierre Loti (1850-1923), in his day the youngest member elected to the Academie Francaise, had dreamt of visiting the ruins of Angkor when, as a child, he came across illustrations of them among some papers belonging to his elder brother, who had served in Indochina in the navy. Loti, whose real name was Julien Viaud, was a full-time professional naval officer and was able to realize his childhood dream of going to Angkor in 1901 when his ship stayed some time in Indochinese waters. Though the time he spent at Angkor was brief, he writes captivatingly about the glory of the temples and their magnificent reliefs hidden in the jungle. He was also able to visit a royal mausoleum built by King Norodom, and describes a reception given for him at the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh on his return journey to Saigon. Loti's book first appeared in French in 1912 and was translated into English the following year, with the inappropriate title Siam. Michael Smithies has revised this translation, adding footnotes and a new Introduction.

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Author: Pierre Loti, Michael Smithies (Editor), W. P. Baine (Translator) Publisher: Silkworm Books Publishing Date: 2003 Paperback: 130 pages Language: English ISBN-10: 9747100827 ISBN-13: 978-9747100822 Format: Paperback Series: Treasures from the Past Product Dimensions: 5.8 x 0.4 x 8 inches Shipping Weight: 8.2 ounces Buy at Amazon

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The French travel writer and exotic novelist Pierre Loti (1850-1923), in his day the youngest member elected to the Academie Francaise, had dreamt of visiting the ruins of Angkor when, as a child, he came across illustrations of them among some papers belonging to his elder brother, who had served in Indochina in the navy. Loti, whose real name was Julien Viaud, was a full-time professional naval officer and was able to realize his childhood dream of going to Angkor in 1901 when his ship stayed some time in Indochinese waters. Though the time he spent at Angkor was brief, he writes captivatingly about the glory of the temples and their magnificent reliefs hidden in the jungle. He was also able to visit a royal mausoleum built by King Norodom, and describes a reception given for him at the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh on his return journey to Saigon. Loti's book first appeared in French in 1912 and was translated into English the following year, with the inappropriate title Siam. Michael Smithies has revised this translation, adding footnotes and a new Introduction.

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Adoration and Glory: The Golden Age of Khmer Art [Hardcover]

Adoration and Glory: The Golden Age of Khmer Art [Hardcover]

Adoration and Glory: The Golden Age of Khmer Art [Hardcover]

Author: Emma C. Bunker, Douglas Latchford Publisher: Art Media Resources Ltd Publishing Date: 1st Edition, 2003 Hardcover: 520 pages Language: English ISBN-10: 1588860701 ISBN-13: 978-1588860705 Format: Hardcover Product Dimensions: 12.4 x 9.5 x 1.6 inches Shipping Weight: 6.2 pounds Buy at Amazon

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Adoration and Glory: The Golden Age of Khmer Art.

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Author: Emma C. Bunker, Douglas Latchford Publisher: Art Media Resources Ltd Publishing Date: 1st Edition, 2003 Hardcover: 520 pages Language: English ISBN-10: 1588860701 ISBN-13: 978-1588860705 Format: Hardcover Product Dimensions: 12.4 x 9.5 x 1.6 inches Shipping Weight: 6.2 pounds Buy at Amazon

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Adoration and Glory: The Golden Age of Khmer Art.

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Remembering Cambodia [Hardcover]

Remembering Cambodia [Hardcover]

Remembering Cambodia [Hardcover]

Author: Stefan Smith, Robert James Elliott (Photographer) Publisher: Times Editions Publishing Date: 2003 Hardcover: 128 pages Language: English ISBN-10: 9812321977 ISBN-13: 978-9812321978 Format: Hardcover Series: Travel Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 0.6 x 10.6 inches Shipping Weight: 2 pounds Buy at Amazon

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Mention Cambodia and to many people it is forever associated with poverty, war, and the genocidal reign of the brutal Khmer Rouge.

These are not the images that everyone holds of this Southeast Asian nation. The poverty still exists but war has been replaced by a new word -- hope.

As peace is embraced after decades of conflict, Cambodia's shattered economy is stirring itself into life, encouraged by foreign aid and its own brand of entrepreneurial flair. Its culture is experiencing a revival and change, caught between traditions of the past and modern-day Western influences.

Remembering Cambodia is a record of a country coming to terms with its past and looking forward to the future. It is a dramatic glimpse into their ongoing struggle for survival through vibrant colorful photographs of their ordinary daily life.

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Author: Stefan Smith, Robert James Elliott (Photographer) Publisher: Times Editions Publishing Date: 2003 Hardcover: 128 pages Language: English ISBN-10: 9812321977 ISBN-13: 978-9812321978 Format: Hardcover Series: Travel Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 0.6 x 10.6 inches Shipping Weight: 2 pounds Buy at Amazon

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Mention Cambodia and to many people it is forever associated with poverty, war, and the genocidal reign of the brutal Khmer Rouge.

These are not the images that everyone holds of this Southeast Asian nation. The poverty still exists but war has been replaced by a new word -- hope.

As peace is embraced after decades of conflict, Cambodia's shattered economy is stirring itself into life, encouraged by foreign aid and its own brand of entrepreneurial flair. Its culture is experiencing a revival and change, caught between traditions of the past and modern-day Western influences.

Remembering Cambodia is a record of a country coming to terms with its past and looking forward to the future. It is a dramatic glimpse into their ongoing struggle for survival through vibrant colorful photographs of their ordinary daily life.

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Economic Policy in a Highly Dollarized Economy: The Case of Cambodia [Paperback]

Economic Policy in a Highly Dollarized Economy: The Case of Cambodia [Paperback]

Economic Policy in a Highly Dollarized Economy: The Case of Cambodia [Paperback]

Author: Mario De Aamaroczy, Sopanha Sa Publisher: Intl Monetary Fund Publishing Date: 2003 Paperback: 40 pages Language: English ISBN-10: 1589061896 ISBN-13: 978-1589061897 Format: Paperback Series: Occasional Paper Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.3 x 0.2 inches Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces Buy at Amazon

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Economic Policy in a Highly Dollarized Economy: The Case of Cambodia

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Author: Mario De Aamaroczy, Sopanha Sa Publisher: Intl Monetary Fund Publishing Date: 2003 Paperback: 40 pages Language: English ISBN-10: 1589061896 ISBN-13: 978-1589061897 Format: Paperback Series: Occasional Paper Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.3 x 0.2 inches Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces Buy at Amazon

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Economic Policy in a Highly Dollarized Economy: The Case of Cambodia

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Survival in the Killing Fields [Paperback]

Survival in the Killing Fields [Paperback]

Survival in the Killing Fields [Paperback]

Author: Haing Ngor, Roger Warner (Contributor) Publisher: Basic Books Publishing Date: 2003 Paperback: 528 pages Language: English ISBN-10: 0786713151 ISBN-13: 978-0786713158 Format: Paperback, Kindle Edition Product Dimensions: 4.9 x 7.4 inches Shipping Weight: 14.6 ounces Buy at Amazon

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Nothing has shaped my life as much as surviving the Pol Pot regime. I am a survivor of the Cambodian holocaust. That's who I am," says Haing Ngor. And in his memoir, Survival in the Killing Fields, he tells the gripping and frequently terrifying story of his term in the hell created by the communist Khmer Rouge. Like Dith Pran, the Cambodian doctor and interpreter whom Ngor played in an Oscar-winning performance in The Killing Fields, Ngor lived through the atrocities that the 1984 film portrayed. Like Pran, too, Ngor was a doctor by profession, and he experienced firsthand his country's wretched descent, under the Khmer Rouge, into senseless brutality, slavery, squalor, starvation, and disease—all of which are recounted in sometimes unimaginable horror in Ngor's poignant memoir. Since the original publication of this searing personal chronicle, Haing Ngor's life has ended with his murder, which has never been satisfactorily solved. In an epilogue written especially for this new edition, Ngor's coauthor, Roger Warner, offers a glimpse into this complex, enigmatic man's last years—years that he lived "like his country: scarred, and incapable of fully healing."

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Author: Haing Ngor, Roger Warner (Contributor) Publisher: Basic Books Publishing Date: 2003 Paperback: 528 pages Language: English ISBN-10: 0786713151 ISBN-13: 978-0786713158 Format: Paperback, Kindle Edition Product Dimensions: 4.9 x 7.4 inches Shipping Weight: 14.6 ounces Buy at Amazon

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Nothing has shaped my life as much as surviving the Pol Pot regime. I am a survivor of the Cambodian holocaust. That's who I am," says Haing Ngor. And in his memoir, Survival in the Killing Fields, he tells the gripping and frequently terrifying story of his term in the hell created by the communist Khmer Rouge. Like Dith Pran, the Cambodian doctor and interpreter whom Ngor played in an Oscar-winning performance in The Killing Fields, Ngor lived through the atrocities that the 1984 film portrayed. Like Pran, too, Ngor was a doctor by profession, and he experienced firsthand his country's wretched descent, under the Khmer Rouge, into senseless brutality, slavery, squalor, starvation, and disease—all of which are recounted in sometimes unimaginable horror in Ngor's poignant memoir. Since the original publication of this searing personal chronicle, Haing Ngor's life has ended with his murder, which has never been satisfactorily solved. In an epilogue written especially for this new edition, Ngor's coauthor, Roger Warner, offers a glimpse into this complex, enigmatic man's last years—years that he lived "like his country: scarred, and incapable of fully healing."

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