Children of the River [Kindle Edition]

Children of the River [Kindle Edition]

Children of the River [Kindle Edition]

Author: Linda Crew Publisher: Laurel Leaf Publishing Date: 2009 File Size: 1129 KB Print Length: 240 pages Language: English ASIN: B001PU7WAU Format: Kindle Edition, Paperback Text-to-Speech: Not enabled X-Ray: Not Enabled Lending: Not Enabled Buy at Amazon

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Sundara fled Cambodia with her aunt's family to escape the Khmer Rouge army when she was thirteen, leaving behind her parents, her brother and sister, and the boy she had loved since she was a child.

Now, four years later, she struggles to fit in at her Oregon high school and to be "a good Cambodian girl" at home. A good Cambodian girl never dates; she waits for her family to arrange her marriage to a Cambodian boy. Yet Sundara and Jonathan, an extraordinary American boy, are powerfully drawn to each other. Haunted by grief for her lost family and for the life left behind, Sundara longs to be with him. At the same time she wonders, Are her hopes for happiness and new life in America disloyal to her past and her people?

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Author: Linda Crew Publisher: Laurel Leaf Publishing Date: 2009 File Size: 1129 KB Print Length: 240 pages Language: English ASIN: B001PU7WAU Format: Kindle Edition, Paperback Text-to-Speech: Not enabled X-Ray: Not Enabled Lending: Not Enabled Buy at Amazon

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Sundara fled Cambodia with her aunt's family to escape the Khmer Rouge army when she was thirteen, leaving behind her parents, her brother and sister, and the boy she had loved since she was a child.

Now, four years later, she struggles to fit in at her Oregon high school and to be "a good Cambodian girl" at home. A good Cambodian girl never dates; she waits for her family to arrange her marriage to a Cambodian boy. Yet Sundara and Jonathan, an extraordinary American boy, are powerfully drawn to each other. Haunted by grief for her lost family and for the life left behind, Sundara longs to be with him. At the same time she wonders, Are her hopes for happiness and new life in America disloyal to her past and her people?

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Setting Mekong Sun [Kindle Edition]

Setting Mekong Sun [Kindle Edition]

Setting Mekong Sun [Kindle Edition]

Author: Andrew James Pritchard Publisher: Cheeky Bugger Publications Publishing Date: 1st Edition, 2014 File Size: 580 KB Print Length: 134 pages Language: English ASIN: B00JIYOSFM Format: Kindle Edition Text-to-Speech: Enabled X-Ray: Not Enabled Lending: Not Enabled Buy at Amazon

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A boat load of Cambodian refugees beaching upon a Thailand shore brings Anousak, formerly of the Khmer Rouge, to sanctuary after years of civil war and personal misery. Thinking back to his youth in Laos he reflects on his childhood with his friends Siva, who was like a brother to him; and Mekra, the young woman over whom both boys had fiercely competed for while she had tried to decide which of the two she loved most. Betrayed by his best friend and following a family tragedy, Anousak and his mother move to Cambodia to be under the care of relatives. There Anousak soon finds himself caught-up in the political turmoil which brought the Khmer Rouge and Pol Pot into power, only once again to meet-up with Siva. Will their friendship mend, will they both survive the atrocities surrounding them, and will either of them reunite with Mekra now that she is no longer in either man’s life? What will the future hold for them is it true that somewhere down the gentle flowing river, ever rippling, their love will live for ever more?

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Author: Andrew James Pritchard Publisher: Cheeky Bugger Publications Publishing Date: 1st Edition, 2014 File Size: 580 KB Print Length: 134 pages Language: English ASIN: B00JIYOSFM Format: Kindle Edition Text-to-Speech: Enabled X-Ray: Not Enabled Lending: Not Enabled Buy at Amazon

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A boat load of Cambodian refugees beaching upon a Thailand shore brings Anousak, formerly of the Khmer Rouge, to sanctuary after years of civil war and personal misery. Thinking back to his youth in Laos he reflects on his childhood with his friends Siva, who was like a brother to him; and Mekra, the young woman over whom both boys had fiercely competed for while she had tried to decide which of the two she loved most. Betrayed by his best friend and following a family tragedy, Anousak and his mother move to Cambodia to be under the care of relatives. There Anousak soon finds himself caught-up in the political turmoil which brought the Khmer Rouge and Pol Pot into power, only once again to meet-up with Siva. Will their friendship mend, will they both survive the atrocities surrounding them, and will either of them reunite with Mekra now that she is no longer in either man’s life? What will the future hold for them is it true that somewhere down the gentle flowing river, ever rippling, their love will live for ever more?

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Soul Survivors: Stories of Women and Children in Cambodia [Paperback]

Soul Survivors: Stories of Women and Children in Cambodia [Paperback]

Soul Survivors: Stories of Women and Children in Cambodia [Paperback]

Author: Carol Wagner, Valentina DuBasky (Photographer) Publisher: Wild Iris Press Publishing Date: 2008 Paperback: 272 pages Language: English ISBN-10: 0975395106 ISBN-13: 978-0975395103 Format: Paperback Product Dimensions: 0.6 x 5.9 x 8.9 inches Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces Buy at Amazon

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Soul Survivors gives voice to women and children in Cambodia who survived the genocide (1975 - 1979), when nearly two million people died from execution, starvation, or disease. Through their detailed personal stories, fourteen people reveal the brutality of Pol Pot's regime, how they managed to survive, and what it took to rebuild their lives afterward. Although the survivors lives are fraught with suffering and times of despair, there is an under current of hope, courage, and resilience that comforts and inspires. Their stories are a testimony to the strength and goodness of the human spirit. Twelve of the fourteen survivors who tell their stories in Soul Survivors stayed in Cambodia after the genocide and worked against the odds to bring their family fragments back together and reclaim their culture. The fascinating details about life and traditions in Cambodia are revealed through their tales as the survivors come from a wide variety of backgrounds, including a medical doctor, classical dancer, landmine survivor, Buddhist nun, Muslim fisherwoman, Christian farmer, orphan, high school teacher, prostitute, silk weaver, social worker, and women's leader. Two survivors came to the United States of America as orphans, graduated from college, and returned to Cambodia as young adults to help rebuild their country. Sixty-four captivating photographs draw the reader into contemporary Cambodia to witness the survivors' courageous work to recover from three decades of war, genocide and poverty. Soul Survivors creates a comprehensive picture of Cambodia yesterday and today. In addition to the survivors stories, there are chapters on how the Khmer Rouge came to power, the role of the US, the landmine situation, the Buddhist peace movement, and how to help people in Cambodia. It includes a chronology of Cambodian history, a map of Cambodia, and an index. This second edition of Soul Survivors was published as Cambodia's genocide trial began in 2008. The perpetrators, top leaders of the Khmer Rouge regime, are being held accountable for mass murder and crimes against humanity 30 years after the tragedy. This new edition is updated and contains recent historical events and an epilog telling what happened to the survivors since the first edition was published in 2002. It also includes information about the two charitable humanitarian organizations the author and photographer were inspired to create to help the poor in Cambodia. "The book effectively demonstrates the political, economic, and psychological links between the destruction of Cambodian society carried out in the 1970s and the suffering experienced by so many Cambodians today," stated Susan Cook, Director of the Cambodian Genocide Program at Yale University. "These are stories that have to be told, that have to be held up to the light of humanity. For the sorrows of Cambodia have not ended. They have been repeated in greater or lesser forms in Rwanda and Bosnia, in Colombia, and continue even now in our history. Hatred never ceases by hatred but by love alone is healed," stated Jack Kornfield, a Buddhist teacher who worked in the Cambodian refugee camps.

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Author: Carol Wagner, Valentina DuBasky (Photographer) Publisher: Wild Iris Press Publishing Date: 2008 Paperback: 272 pages Language: English ISBN-10: 0975395106 ISBN-13: 978-0975395103 Format: Paperback Product Dimensions: 0.6 x 5.9 x 8.9 inches Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces Buy at Amazon

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Soul Survivors gives voice to women and children in Cambodia who survived the genocide (1975 - 1979), when nearly two million people died from execution, starvation, or disease. Through their detailed personal stories, fourteen people reveal the brutality of Pol Pot's regime, how they managed to survive, and what it took to rebuild their lives afterward. Although the survivors lives are fraught with suffering and times of despair, there is an under current of hope, courage, and resilience that comforts and inspires. Their stories are a testimony to the strength and goodness of the human spirit. Twelve of the fourteen survivors who tell their stories in Soul Survivors stayed in Cambodia after the genocide and worked against the odds to bring their family fragments back together and reclaim their culture. The fascinating details about life and traditions in Cambodia are revealed through their tales as the survivors come from a wide variety of backgrounds, including a medical doctor, classical dancer, landmine survivor, Buddhist nun, Muslim fisherwoman, Christian farmer, orphan, high school teacher, prostitute, silk weaver, social worker, and women's leader. Two survivors came to the United States of America as orphans, graduated from college, and returned to Cambodia as young adults to help rebuild their country. Sixty-four captivating photographs draw the reader into contemporary Cambodia to witness the survivors' courageous work to recover from three decades of war, genocide and poverty. Soul Survivors creates a comprehensive picture of Cambodia yesterday and today. In addition to the survivors stories, there are chapters on how the Khmer Rouge came to power, the role of the US, the landmine situation, the Buddhist peace movement, and how to help people in Cambodia. It includes a chronology of Cambodian history, a map of Cambodia, and an index. This second edition of Soul Survivors was published as Cambodia's genocide trial began in 2008. The perpetrators, top leaders of the Khmer Rouge regime, are being held accountable for mass murder and crimes against humanity 30 years after the tragedy. This new edition is updated and contains recent historical events and an epilog telling what happened to the survivors since the first edition was published in 2002. It also includes information about the two charitable humanitarian organizations the author and photographer were inspired to create to help the poor in Cambodia. "The book effectively demonstrates the political, economic, and psychological links between the destruction of Cambodian society carried out in the 1970s and the suffering experienced by so many Cambodians today," stated Susan Cook, Director of the Cambodian Genocide Program at Yale University. "These are stories that have to be told, that have to be held up to the light of humanity. For the sorrows of Cambodia have not ended. They have been repeated in greater or lesser forms in Rwanda and Bosnia, in Colombia, and continue even now in our history. Hatred never ceases by hatred but by love alone is healed," stated Jack Kornfield, a Buddhist teacher who worked in the Cambodian refugee camps.

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Never Again, Again, Again...: Genocide: Armenia, The Holocaust, Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia, Darfur [Kindle Edition]

Never Again, Again, Again...: Genocide: Armenia, The Holocaust, Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia, Darfur [Kindle Edition]

Never Again, Again, Again...: Genocide: Armenia, The Holocaust, Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia, Darfur [Kindle Edition]

Author: Lane H. Montgomery Publisher: ... Publishing Date: 2011 File Size: 4729 KB Print Length: 152 pages Language: English ASIN: B006K66XE0 Format: Kindle Edition, Hardcover Text-to-Speech: Enabled X-Ray: Not Enabled Lending: Not Enabled Buy at Amazon

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Never Again, Again, Again... is a powerful photographic essay with text on the six major genocides that have taken place in the 20th and 21st centuries: Armenia, the Holocaust, Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Darfur. It is the first photographic publication dealing with all six genocides, including photographs by the author, other contemporary photographers and archival images. The book is not just a litany of the locales, dates and death tolls, but also an unforgettable view of the victims, the perpetrators, and the consequences. How does it happen? Why does it happen? Why does it even exist in our 21st century? It is murder perpetrated by cowards and bullies who do it for the most shameful excuse that exists—because they can.

In 1915, one and one half million Armenians were eliminated by the Ottoman Turks; in 1994 one million Rwandans were slaughtered with machetes in eight weeks; in four years the Khmer Rouge turned Cambodian rice paddies into the ash of mass graves holding almost two million souls; 7,000 civilians were murdered in Sarjevo and overnight, 6,000 fathers, sons and husbands in Srebrenica; and after four years of bloodshed the death toll in Darfur may have reached 300,000. Montgomery’s photographs are accompanied by text from scholars and leading activists for human rights, as well as by excerpted text from authors familiar with the regions and those who have experienced the horror.

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Author: Lane H. Montgomery Publisher: ... Publishing Date: 2011 File Size: 4729 KB Print Length: 152 pages Language: English ASIN: B006K66XE0 Format: Kindle Edition, Hardcover Text-to-Speech: Enabled X-Ray: Not Enabled Lending: Not Enabled Buy at Amazon

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Never Again, Again, Again... is a powerful photographic essay with text on the six major genocides that have taken place in the 20th and 21st centuries: Armenia, the Holocaust, Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Darfur. It is the first photographic publication dealing with all six genocides, including photographs by the author, other contemporary photographers and archival images. The book is not just a litany of the locales, dates and death tolls, but also an unforgettable view of the victims, the perpetrators, and the consequences. How does it happen? Why does it happen? Why does it even exist in our 21st century? It is murder perpetrated by cowards and bullies who do it for the most shameful excuse that exists—because they can.

In 1915, one and one half million Armenians were eliminated by the Ottoman Turks; in 1994 one million Rwandans were slaughtered with machetes in eight weeks; in four years the Khmer Rouge turned Cambodian rice paddies into the ash of mass graves holding almost two million souls; 7,000 civilians were murdered in Sarjevo and overnight, 6,000 fathers, sons and husbands in Srebrenica; and after four years of bloodshed the death toll in Darfur may have reached 300,000. Montgomery’s photographs are accompanied by text from scholars and leading activists for human rights, as well as by excerpted text from authors familiar with the regions and those who have experienced the horror.

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Move to Cambodia: A guide to Living and Working in the Kingdom of Wonder [Kindle Edition]

Move to Cambodia: A guide to Living and Working in the Kingdom of Wonder [Kindle Edition]

Move to Cambodia: A guide to Living and Working in the Kingdom of Wonder [Kindle Edition]

Author: Lina Goldberg Publisher: Imaginary Shapes Publishing Date: 2012 File Size: 6449 KB Print Length: 200 pages Simultaneous Device Usage: Unlimited Language: English ASIN: B009O8NFCY Format: Kindle Edition, Paperback Text-to-Speech: Enabled X-Ray: Not Enabled Lending: Not Enabled Buy at Amazon

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The idea of fleeing the rat race and escaping the economic doldrums by relocating abroad is nothing new. But Cambodia wasn't considered by any but the most adventurous--until now. The Southeast Asian country is quickly becoming a hot destination for potential expats, from artists and volunteers to development workers and retirees.

Now those moving to Cambodia, or just daydreaming about it, have the perfect resource-- Move to Cambodia: A Guide to Living and Working in the Kingdom of Wonder. It's a detailed 175-page book that explains everything from which visa to get (and how) to the cost of living in Cambodia.

Once best known for its grim Khmer Rouge history, today Cambodia is attracting record numbers of new foreign residents thanks to its warm weather, friendly locals, booming economy and very low cost of living. Move to Cambodia covers more than a hundred topics that will help Westerners meet the challenges of moving to Cambodia, with background information on Khmer culture and practical advice from how to get a local driving license to where to live, from English teaching jobs to the cost of electricity.

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Author: Lina Goldberg Publisher: Imaginary Shapes Publishing Date: 2012 File Size: 6449 KB Print Length: 200 pages Simultaneous Device Usage: Unlimited Language: English ASIN: B009O8NFCY Format: Kindle Edition, Paperback Text-to-Speech: Enabled X-Ray: Not Enabled Lending: Not Enabled Buy at Amazon

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The idea of fleeing the rat race and escaping the economic doldrums by relocating abroad is nothing new. But Cambodia wasn't considered by any but the most adventurous--until now. The Southeast Asian country is quickly becoming a hot destination for potential expats, from artists and volunteers to development workers and retirees.

Now those moving to Cambodia, or just daydreaming about it, have the perfect resource-- Move to Cambodia: A Guide to Living and Working in the Kingdom of Wonder. It's a detailed 175-page book that explains everything from which visa to get (and how) to the cost of living in Cambodia.

Once best known for its grim Khmer Rouge history, today Cambodia is attracting record numbers of new foreign residents thanks to its warm weather, friendly locals, booming economy and very low cost of living. Move to Cambodia covers more than a hundred topics that will help Westerners meet the challenges of moving to Cambodia, with background information on Khmer culture and practical advice from how to get a local driving license to where to live, from English teaching jobs to the cost of electricity.

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History, Buddhism, and New Religious Movements in Cambodia [Paperback]

History, Buddhism, and New Religious Movements in Cambodia [Paperback]

History, Buddhism, and New Religious Movements in Cambodia [Paperback]

Author: John Marston, Elizabeth Guthrie Publisher: University of Hawaii Press Publishing Date: 2004 Paperback: 272 Pages Language: English ISBN-10: 0824828682 ISBN-13: 978-0824828684 Format: Paperback, Hardcover Product Dimensions: 14 x 8.9 x 0.7 inches Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces Buy at Amazon

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This volume showcases some of the most current and exciting research being done on Cambodian religious ideas and practices by a new generation of scholars from a variety of disciplines. The different contributors examine in some manner the relationship between religion and the ideas and institutions that have given shape to Cambodia as a social and political body, or nation. Although they do not share the same approach to the idea of "nation," all are concerned with the processes of religion that give meaning to social interaction, which in some way includes "Cambodian" identity. Chapters touch on such far-reaching theoretical issues as the relation to religion of Southeast Asian polity; the nature of colonial religious transformation; "syncretism" in Southeast Asian Buddhism; the relation of religious icon to national identity, religion and gender; transnationalism and social movements; and identity among diaspora communities.

While much has been published on Cambodia's recent civil war and the Pol Pot period and its aftermath, few English-language works are available on Cambodian religion. This book takes a major step in filling that gap, offering a broad overview of the subject that is relevant not only for the field of Cambodian studies, but also for students and scholars of Southeast Asian history, Buddhism, comparative religion, and anthropology.

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Author: John Marston, Elizabeth Guthrie Publisher: University of Hawaii Press Publishing Date: 2004 Paperback: 272 Pages Language: English ISBN-10: 0824828682 ISBN-13: 978-0824828684 Format: Paperback, Hardcover Product Dimensions: 14 x 8.9 x 0.7 inches Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces Buy at Amazon

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This volume showcases some of the most current and exciting research being done on Cambodian religious ideas and practices by a new generation of scholars from a variety of disciplines. The different contributors examine in some manner the relationship between religion and the ideas and institutions that have given shape to Cambodia as a social and political body, or nation. Although they do not share the same approach to the idea of "nation," all are concerned with the processes of religion that give meaning to social interaction, which in some way includes "Cambodian" identity. Chapters touch on such far-reaching theoretical issues as the relation to religion of Southeast Asian polity; the nature of colonial religious transformation; "syncretism" in Southeast Asian Buddhism; the relation of religious icon to national identity, religion and gender; transnationalism and social movements; and identity among diaspora communities.

While much has been published on Cambodia's recent civil war and the Pol Pot period and its aftermath, few English-language works are available on Cambodian religion. This book takes a major step in filling that gap, offering a broad overview of the subject that is relevant not only for the field of Cambodian studies, but also for students and scholars of Southeast Asian history, Buddhism, comparative religion, and anthropology.

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Cambodia's Curse: The Modern History of a Troubled Land [Paperback]

Cambodia's Curse: The Modern History of a Troubled Land [Paperback]

Cambodia's Curse: The Modern History of a Troubled Land [Paperback]

Author: Joel Brinkley Publisher: PublicAffairs Publishing Date: 2012 Paperback: 416 pages Language: English ISBN-10: 1610391837 ISBN-13: 978-1610391832 Format: Paperback, Hardcover, Kindle Edition Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 1.2 x 8.2 inches Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces Buy at Amazon

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A generation after the Khmer Rouge, Cambodia shows every sign of having overcome its history--the streets of Phnom Penh are paved; skyscrapers dot the skyline. But under this façade lies a country still haunted by its years of terror.
Joel Brinkley won a Pulitzer Prize for his reporting in Cambodia on the fall of the Khmer Rouge regime that killed one quarter of the nation's population during its years in power. In 1992, the world came together to help pull the small nation out of the mire. Cambodia became a United Nations protectorate--the first and only time the UN tried something so ambitious. What did the new, democratically-elected government do with this unprecedented gift?

In 2008 and 2009, Brinkley returned to Cambodia to find out. He discovered a population in the grip of a venal government. He learned that one-third to one-half of Cambodians who lived through the Khmer Rouge era have P.T.S.D.--and its afflictions are being passed 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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Author: Joel Brinkley Publisher: PublicAffairs Publishing Date: 2012 Paperback: 416 pages Language: English ISBN-10: 1610391837 ISBN-13: 978-1610391832 Format: Paperback, Hardcover, Kindle Edition Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 1.2 x 8.2 inches Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces Buy at Amazon

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A generation after the Khmer Rouge, Cambodia shows every sign of having overcome its history--the streets of Phnom Penh are paved; skyscrapers dot the skyline. But under this façade lies a country still haunted by its years of terror.
Joel Brinkley won a Pulitzer Prize for his reporting in Cambodia on the fall of the Khmer Rouge regime that killed one quarter of the nation's population during its years in power. In 1992, the world came together to help pull the small nation out of the mire. Cambodia became a United Nations protectorate--the first and only time the UN tried something so ambitious. What did the new, democratically-elected government do with this unprecedented gift?

In 2008 and 2009, Brinkley returned to Cambodia to find out. He discovered a population in the grip of a venal government. He learned that one-third to one-half of Cambodians who lived through the Khmer Rouge era have P.T.S.D.--and its afflictions are being passed 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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Cambodia's Curse: The Modern History of a Troubled Land [Kindle Edition]

Cambodia's Curse: The Modern History of a Troubled Land [Kindle Edition]

Cambodia's Curse: The Modern History of a Troubled Land [Kindle Edition]

Author: Joel Brinkley Publisher: PublicAffairs Publishing Date: 2011 File Size: 1694 KB Print Length: 418 pages Language: English ASIN: B004PGMHLA Format: Kindle Edition, Hardcover, Paperback Text-to-Speech: Enabled X-Ray: Not Enabled Lending: Not Enabled Buy at Amazon

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A generation after the Khmer Rouge, Cambodia shows every sign of having overcome its history--the streets of Phnom Penh are paved; skyscrapers dot the skyline. But under this façade lies a country still haunted by its years of terror.

Joel Brinkley won a Pulitzer Prize for his reporting in Cambodia on the fall of the Khmer Rouge regime that killed one quarter of the nation's population during its years in power. In 1992, the world came together to help pull the small nation out of the mire. Cambodia became a United Nations protectorate--the first and only time the UN tried something so ambitious. What did the new, democratically-elected government do with this unprecedented gift?

In 2008 and 2009, Brinkley returned to Cambodia to find out. He discovered a population in the grip of a venal government. He learned that one-third to one-half of Cambodians who lived through the Khmer Rouge era have P.T.S.D.--and its afflictions are being passed 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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Author: Joel Brinkley Publisher: PublicAffairs Publishing Date: 2011 File Size: 1694 KB Print Length: 418 pages Language: English ASIN: B004PGMHLA Format: Kindle Edition, Hardcover, Paperback Text-to-Speech: Enabled X-Ray: Not Enabled Lending: Not Enabled Buy at Amazon

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A generation after the Khmer Rouge, Cambodia shows every sign of having overcome its history--the streets of Phnom Penh are paved; skyscrapers dot the skyline. But under this façade lies a country still haunted by its years of terror.

Joel Brinkley won a Pulitzer Prize for his reporting in Cambodia on the fall of the Khmer Rouge regime that killed one quarter of the nation's population during its years in power. In 1992, the world came together to help pull the small nation out of the mire. Cambodia became a United Nations protectorate--the first and only time the UN tried something so ambitious. What did the new, democratically-elected government do with this unprecedented gift?

In 2008 and 2009, Brinkley returned to Cambodia to find out. He discovered a population in the grip of a venal government. He learned that one-third to one-half of Cambodians who lived through the Khmer Rouge era have P.T.S.D.--and its afflictions are being passed 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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Move to Cambodia: A guide to Living and Working in the Kingdom of Wonder [Paperback]

Move to Cambodia: A guide to Living and Working in the Kingdom of Wonder [Paperback]

Move to Cambodia: A guide to Living and Working in the Kingdom of Wonder [Paperback]

Author: Lina Goldberg Publisher: Imaginary Shapes Publishing Date: 2012 Paperback: 200 pages Language: English ISBN-10: 0988322412 ISBN-13: 978-0988322417 Format: Paperback, Kindle Edition Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.2 x 0.7 inches Shipping Weight: 9.1 ounces Buy at Amazon

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The idea of fleeing the rat race and escaping the economic doldrums by relocating abroad is nothing new. But Cambodia wasn't considered by any but the most adventurous--until now. The Southeast Asian country is quickly becoming a hot destination for potential expats, from artists and volunteers to development workers and retirees.

Now those moving to Cambodia, or just daydreaming about it, have the perfect resource-- Move to Cambodia: A Guide to Living and Working in the Kingdom of Wonder. It's a detailed 175-page book that explains everything from which visa to get (and how) to the cost of living in Cambodia.

Once best known for its grim Khmer Rouge history, today Cambodia is attracting record numbers of new foreign residents thanks to its warm weather, friendly locals, booming economy and very low cost of living. Move to Cambodia covers more than a hundred topics that will help Westerners meet the challenges of moving to Cambodia, with background information on Khmer culture and practical advice from how to get a local driving license to where to live, from English teaching jobs to the cost of electricity.

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Author: Lina Goldberg Publisher: Imaginary Shapes Publishing Date: 2012 Paperback: 200 pages Language: English ISBN-10: 0988322412 ISBN-13: 978-0988322417 Format: Paperback, Kindle Edition Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.2 x 0.7 inches Shipping Weight: 9.1 ounces Buy at Amazon

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The idea of fleeing the rat race and escaping the economic doldrums by relocating abroad is nothing new. But Cambodia wasn't considered by any but the most adventurous--until now. The Southeast Asian country is quickly becoming a hot destination for potential expats, from artists and volunteers to development workers and retirees.

Now those moving to Cambodia, or just daydreaming about it, have the perfect resource-- Move to Cambodia: A Guide to Living and Working in the Kingdom of Wonder. It's a detailed 175-page book that explains everything from which visa to get (and how) to the cost of living in Cambodia.

Once best known for its grim Khmer Rouge history, today Cambodia is attracting record numbers of new foreign residents thanks to its warm weather, friendly locals, booming economy and very low cost of living. Move to Cambodia covers more than a hundred topics that will help Westerners meet the challenges of moving to Cambodia, with background information on Khmer culture and practical advice from how to get a local driving license to where to live, from English teaching jobs to the cost of electricity.

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Cambodia's New Deal: A Report [Paperback]

Cambodia's New Deal: A Report [Paperback]

Cambodia's New Deal: A Report [Paperback]

Author: William Shawcross Publisher: Brookings Inst Pr Publishing Date: 1st Edition, 1994 Paperback: 106 pages Language: English ISBN-10: 0870030515 ISBN-13: 978-0870030512 Format: Paperback Series: Contemporary Issue Paper Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.3 inches Shipping Weight: 6.2 ounces Buy at Amazon

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The author describes the central features of the current situation in Cambodia - including the problem of the Khmer Rouge, the role of Sihanouk, and the prospects for a coalition - and he analyzes the new government and how it functions. He also focuses on Cambodia's principal problems, from border disputes to Thai involvement with the Khmer Rouge, and what might be dome to begin coping with them.

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Author: William Shawcross Publisher: Brookings Inst Pr Publishing Date: 1st Edition, 1994 Paperback: 106 pages Language: English ISBN-10: 0870030515 ISBN-13: 978-0870030512 Format: Paperback Series: Contemporary Issue Paper Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.3 inches Shipping Weight: 6.2 ounces Buy at Amazon

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The author describes the central features of the current situation in Cambodia - including the problem of the Khmer Rouge, the role of Sihanouk, and the prospects for a coalition - and he analyzes the new government and how it functions. He also focuses on Cambodia's principal problems, from border disputes to Thai involvement with the Khmer Rouge, and what might be dome to begin coping with them.

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Cambodia's Children of Sorrow [Kindle Edition]

Cambodia's Children of Sorrow [Kindle Edition]

Cambodia's Children of Sorrow [Kindle Edition]

Author: Norbert Mercado Publisher: ... Publishing Date: 2012 Print Length: 108 pages File Size: 203 KB Language: English ASIN: B008YVWLIQ Format: Kindle Edition Text-to-Speech: Enabled X-Ray: Not Enabled Lending: Not Enabled Buy at Amazon

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CAMBODIA'S CHILDREN OF SORROW AND OTHER STORIES. This is the first anthology of short stories in Asia written by Dr. Norberto L. Mercado.

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Author: Norbert Mercado Publisher: ... Publishing Date: 2012 Print Length: 108 pages File Size: 203 KB Language: English ASIN: B008YVWLIQ Format: Kindle Edition Text-to-Speech: Enabled X-Ray: Not Enabled Lending: Not Enabled Buy at Amazon

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CAMBODIA'S CHILDREN OF SORROW AND OTHER STORIES. This is the first anthology of short stories in Asia written by Dr. Norberto L. Mercado.

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After Pol Pot: A Modern Historical Novel [Kindle Edition]

After Pol Pot: A Modern Historical Novel [Kindle Edition]

After Pol Pot: A Modern Historical Novel [Kindle Edition]

Author: William MacDonald Publisher: MAL Publishing Publishing Date: 2012 Print Length: 413 pages File Size: 535 KB Language: English ASIN: B0088NT8E0 Format: Kindle Edition Text-to-Speech: Enabled X-Ray: Not Enabled Lending: Not Enabled Buy at Amazon

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Cambodia was broken open by the Cold War, a passive victim of domino theories, the Vietnam conflict and the casual brutality of global strategies. In the wake of the devastation had moved Pol Pot. Calling his work genocide missed the point, it was suicide, the Khmer Rouge had killed their own. Nearly two million dead, a fifth of the population in less than four years, amidst a senseless spiral of utopian ideology, peasant savagery and mind-numbing incompetence. After Pol Pot had been driven away, Cambodia was consumed by a fifteen year civil war funded by American and Russian rivalry. The ending of the Cold War had found Cambodia a shattered brutalised victim of a country, awash with murderers, survivors and refugees; a victim surrounded by a guilt-ridden guilty world.

The book is a political novel set in modern Cambodia drawing on its recent history, the legacies of its violent past, and the guilt that threatens to drown its future.

Emily is a shy, socially clumsy English lawyer with a resentful streak, a taste for alcohol and a driving need to find some kind of direction in her life. In Cambodia where an autocratic and brutal government creates a need for human rights lawyers, she hopes to find that direction. She sees a poisoned society awash with corruption, violence and development aid. Corrupt bureaucrats, ex-murderers, traumatised genocide survivors and westernised idealists mix with a stratified western community of aid workers, missionaries and sex-tourists.

An observer to the brutal suppression of a political protest, Emily becomes caught up in its aftermath as western governments combine in an effort to force democracy and a respect for human rights on to a reluctant weakening government. As someone she meets is promptly killed, and people she trusts start lying, Emily finds herself trapped. Part observer, part pawn, part angry instigator in the chain of events that follows, Emily struggles to understand what is actually going on.

The political protest was organised by Vanta, a journalist from a wealthy, corrupt Cambodian family. With his western education and bruised patriotism, his fury at the diseased state of Cambodian society had finally boiled over. Surviving the massacre he becomes part of the campaign for democracy, ruthlessly intent on using the west to cure his country.

In Pol Pot’s killing fields Vanta’s father, Tan, survived by learning to coldly understand the world around him without anger and to brutally follow its rules. Thirty years later, devoid of morality, idealism and belief in people, caring only for his family and stability, he stares in panic at the western-driven democratic campaign.

Rolf is a Cold War veteran and victim. He is an ambitious, charismatic man, with a wife to match and magnify his aspirations. He had first come to Cambodia in the eighties as a CIA agent funnelling support to the Khmer Rouge in their struggle with the Russian-backed Vietnamese communists. Returning to Cambodia with the CIA in the post-Cold War world, he struggles desperately to adapt to the new international priorities while nursing a bitterness for the way that his previous work has stained his struggling career.

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Author: William MacDonald Publisher: MAL Publishing Publishing Date: 2012 Print Length: 413 pages File Size: 535 KB Language: English ASIN: B0088NT8E0 Format: Kindle Edition Text-to-Speech: Enabled X-Ray: Not Enabled Lending: Not Enabled Buy at Amazon

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Cambodia was broken open by the Cold War, a passive victim of domino theories, the Vietnam conflict and the casual brutality of global strategies. In the wake of the devastation had moved Pol Pot. Calling his work genocide missed the point, it was suicide, the Khmer Rouge had killed their own. Nearly two million dead, a fifth of the population in less than four years, amidst a senseless spiral of utopian ideology, peasant savagery and mind-numbing incompetence. After Pol Pot had been driven away, Cambodia was consumed by a fifteen year civil war funded by American and Russian rivalry. The ending of the Cold War had found Cambodia a shattered brutalised victim of a country, awash with murderers, survivors and refugees; a victim surrounded by a guilt-ridden guilty world.

The book is a political novel set in modern Cambodia drawing on its recent history, the legacies of its violent past, and the guilt that threatens to drown its future.

Emily is a shy, socially clumsy English lawyer with a resentful streak, a taste for alcohol and a driving need to find some kind of direction in her life. In Cambodia where an autocratic and brutal government creates a need for human rights lawyers, she hopes to find that direction. She sees a poisoned society awash with corruption, violence and development aid. Corrupt bureaucrats, ex-murderers, traumatised genocide survivors and westernised idealists mix with a stratified western community of aid workers, missionaries and sex-tourists.

An observer to the brutal suppression of a political protest, Emily becomes caught up in its aftermath as western governments combine in an effort to force democracy and a respect for human rights on to a reluctant weakening government. As someone she meets is promptly killed, and people she trusts start lying, Emily finds herself trapped. Part observer, part pawn, part angry instigator in the chain of events that follows, Emily struggles to understand what is actually going on.

The political protest was organised by Vanta, a journalist from a wealthy, corrupt Cambodian family. With his western education and bruised patriotism, his fury at the diseased state of Cambodian society had finally boiled over. Surviving the massacre he becomes part of the campaign for democracy, ruthlessly intent on using the west to cure his country.

In Pol Pot’s killing fields Vanta’s father, Tan, survived by learning to coldly understand the world around him without anger and to brutally follow its rules. Thirty years later, devoid of morality, idealism and belief in people, caring only for his family and stability, he stares in panic at the western-driven democratic campaign.

Rolf is a Cold War veteran and victim. He is an ambitious, charismatic man, with a wife to match and magnify his aspirations. He had first come to Cambodia in the eighties as a CIA agent funnelling support to the Khmer Rouge in their struggle with the Russian-backed Vietnamese communists. Returning to Cambodia with the CIA in the post-Cold War world, he struggles desperately to adapt to the new international priorities while nursing a bitterness for the way that his previous work has stained his struggling career.

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Cambodia: Report From a Stricken Land [Hardcover]

Cambodia: Report From a Stricken Land [Hardcover]

Cambodia: Report From a Stricken Land [Hardcover]

Author: Henry Kamm Publisher: Arcade Publishing Publishing Date: 1st Edition, 1998 Hardcover: 256 pages Language: English ISBN-10: 1559704330 ISBN-13: 978-1559704335 Format: Hardcover, Paperback, Kindle Edition Product Dimensions: 6.4 x 1.1 x 9.6 inches Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds Buy at Amazon

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Cambodia has long been regarded as one of the lost causes of U.S. foreign policy. Many view it as the unfortunate stage upon which American and Communist forces battled during the Vietnam War in a savage struggle that tore up the land and shattered the fragile populace. Starting with the overthrow of Prince Norodom Sihanouk in 1970, South East Asia correspondent and Pulitzer Prize winner Henry Kamm recalls 30 years of revolution and genocide in Cambodia. He begins with the establishment of the Khmer Rouge, detailing the vicious Communist occupation that took place between 1975 to 1979, then moves on to the Vietnamese invasion, the 1991 Paris peace settlement, and the demise of Pol Pot. Kamm pays special attention to the foreign influences that played a significant role in crippling the evolution of the Cambodian people.

This sobering perspective on Cambodia's recent, often tragic, history explains how years of political turbulence and violence has strangled the economy and stagnated the social growth of the people to this day. Kamm intrepidly attempts to answer the questions of "why" and "how" even as he contemplates the uncertain future of the country as the new millennium approaches. Kamm writes with poise and grace, while his 30 years of experience in the region gives him unique insight into the plight of the Cambodians. Those who were moved by The Killing Fields, will find Cambodia a gripping read. --Jeremy Storey

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Author: Henry Kamm Publisher: Arcade Publishing Publishing Date: 1st Edition, 1998 Hardcover: 256 pages Language: English ISBN-10: 1559704330 ISBN-13: 978-1559704335 Format: Hardcover, Paperback, Kindle Edition Product Dimensions: 6.4 x 1.1 x 9.6 inches Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds Buy at Amazon

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Cambodia has long been regarded as one of the lost causes of U.S. foreign policy. Many view it as the unfortunate stage upon which American and Communist forces battled during the Vietnam War in a savage struggle that tore up the land and shattered the fragile populace. Starting with the overthrow of Prince Norodom Sihanouk in 1970, South East Asia correspondent and Pulitzer Prize winner Henry Kamm recalls 30 years of revolution and genocide in Cambodia. He begins with the establishment of the Khmer Rouge, detailing the vicious Communist occupation that took place between 1975 to 1979, then moves on to the Vietnamese invasion, the 1991 Paris peace settlement, and the demise of Pol Pot. Kamm pays special attention to the foreign influences that played a significant role in crippling the evolution of the Cambodian people.

This sobering perspective on Cambodia's recent, often tragic, history explains how years of political turbulence and violence has strangled the economy and stagnated the social growth of the people to this day. Kamm intrepidly attempts to answer the questions of "why" and "how" even as he contemplates the uncertain future of the country as the new millennium approaches. Kamm writes with poise and grace, while his 30 years of experience in the region gives him unique insight into the plight of the Cambodians. Those who were moved by The Killing Fields, will find Cambodia a gripping read. --Jeremy Storey

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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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Beyond the Apsara: Celebrating Dance in Cambodia [Hardcover]

Beyond the Apsara: Celebrating Dance in Cambodia [Hardcover]

Beyond the Apsara: Celebrating Dance in Cambodia [Hardcover]

Author: Stephanie Burridge (Editor), Fred Frumberg (Editor) Publisher: Routledge India Publishing Date: 1st Edition, 2010 Hardcover: 242 pages Language: English ISBN-10: 041556445X ISBN-13: 978-0415564458 Format: Hardcover Series: Celebrating Dance in Asia and the Pacific Product Dimensions: 6 x 9 inches Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces Buy at Amazon

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This book celebrates and documents the resurgence of dance in Cambodia after the fall of the Khmer Rouge and the infamous Pol Pot regime. It honours the remarkable commitment of the few remaining masters of the art of dance who are reviving and preserving the famous classical dances, as well as the courage and resolution of young artists who are imaginatively pursuing their passion to forge new paths in contemporary dance. n 2003, Cambodian classical dance was awarded world heritage status by UNESCO – this confirmed the importance, and perhaps the burden, of the task of preservation. This volume includes contributions from the royal family, eminent writers and commentators and the dancers themselves.

Monuments and reminders of the Killing Fields abound in the city of Phnom Penh. Nearly 2 million Cambodians, including many artists, perished during the killings or died of starvation and disease during the Khmer Rouge years. Today, the dancers, both young and old, move towards the future while respecting and honouring the past. This volume documents their journey.

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Author: Stephanie Burridge (Editor), Fred Frumberg (Editor) Publisher: Routledge India Publishing Date: 1st Edition, 2010 Hardcover: 242 pages Language: English ISBN-10: 041556445X ISBN-13: 978-0415564458 Format: Hardcover Series: Celebrating Dance in Asia and the Pacific Product Dimensions: 6 x 9 inches Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces Buy at Amazon

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This book celebrates and documents the resurgence of dance in Cambodia after the fall of the Khmer Rouge and the infamous Pol Pot regime. It honours the remarkable commitment of the few remaining masters of the art of dance who are reviving and preserving the famous classical dances, as well as the courage and resolution of young artists who are imaginatively pursuing their passion to forge new paths in contemporary dance. n 2003, Cambodian classical dance was awarded world heritage status by UNESCO – this confirmed the importance, and perhaps the burden, of the task of preservation. This volume includes contributions from the royal family, eminent writers and commentators and the dancers themselves.

Monuments and reminders of the Killing Fields abound in the city of Phnom Penh. Nearly 2 million Cambodians, including many artists, perished during the killings or died of starvation and disease during the Khmer Rouge years. Today, the dancers, both young and old, move towards the future while respecting and honouring the past. This volume documents their journey.

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Never Again, Again, Again...: Genocide: Armenia, The Holocaust, Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia, Darfur [Hardcover]

Never Again, Again, Again...: Genocide: Armenia, The Holocaust, Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia, Darfur [Hardcover]

Never Again, Again, Again...: Genocide: Armenia, The Holocaust, Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia, Darfur [Hardcover]

Author: Lane H. Montgomery Publisher: Ruder Finn Press, Inc. Publishing Date: 2008 Hardcover: 200 pages Language: English ISBN-10: 1932646329 ISBN-13: 978-1932646320 Format: Hardcover, Kindle Edition Product Dimensions: 12.3 x 10 x 0.9 inches Shipping Weight: 3.2 pounds Buy at Amazon

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A powerful photographic essay with text on the six major genocides of the 20th and 21st centuries: Armenia, the Holocaust, Cambodia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Rwanda and Darfur. More than a chronicle of dates and death tolls, it gives a personal history of victims, perpetrators and consequences. With texts by Terry George, Dr. Richard Hovannisian, Amb. James Rosenthal, et. al.

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Author: Lane H. Montgomery Publisher: Ruder Finn Press, Inc. Publishing Date: 2008 Hardcover: 200 pages Language: English ISBN-10: 1932646329 ISBN-13: 978-1932646320 Format: Hardcover, Kindle Edition Product Dimensions: 12.3 x 10 x 0.9 inches Shipping Weight: 3.2 pounds Buy at Amazon

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A powerful photographic essay with text on the six major genocides of the 20th and 21st centuries: Armenia, the Holocaust, Cambodia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Rwanda and Darfur. More than a chronicle of dates and death tolls, it gives a personal history of victims, perpetrators and consequences. With texts by Terry George, Dr. Richard Hovannisian, Amb. James Rosenthal, et. al.

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The Theatre of Genocide: Four Plays about Mass Murder in Rwanda, Bosnia, Cambodia, and Armenia [Paperback]

The Theatre of Genocide: Four Plays about Mass Murder in Rwanda, Bosnia, Cambodia, and Armenia [Paperback]

The Theatre of Genocide: Four Plays about Mass Murder in Rwanda, Bosnia, Cambodia, and Armenia [Paperback]

Author: Robert Skloot (Editor) Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press Publishing Date: 1st Edition, 2008 Paperback: 232 pages Language: English ISBN-10: 0299224740 ISBN-13: 978-0299224745 Format: Paperback Product Dimensions: 6 x 0.5 x 9 inches Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces Buy at Amazon

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In this pioneering volume, Robert Skloot brings together four plays—three of which are published here for the first time—that fearlessly explore the face of modern genocide. The scripts deal with the destruction of four targeted populations: Armenians in Lorne Shirinian'sExile in the Cradle, Cambodians in Catherine Filloux'sSilence of God, Bosnian Muslims in Kitty Felde'sA Patch of Earth, and Rwandan Tutsis in Erik Ehn'sMaria Kizito. Taken together, these four plays erase the boundaries of theatrical realism to present stories that probe the actions of the perpetrators and the suffering of their victims. A major artistic contribution to the study of the history and effects of genocide, this collection carries on the important journey toward understanding the terror and trauma to which the modern world has so often been witness.

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Author: Robert Skloot (Editor) Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press Publishing Date: 1st Edition, 2008 Paperback: 232 pages Language: English ISBN-10: 0299224740 ISBN-13: 978-0299224745 Format: Paperback Product Dimensions: 6 x 0.5 x 9 inches Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces Buy at Amazon

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In this pioneering volume, Robert Skloot brings together four plays—three of which are published here for the first time—that fearlessly explore the face of modern genocide. The scripts deal with the destruction of four targeted populations: Armenians in Lorne Shirinian'sExile in the Cradle, Cambodians in Catherine Filloux'sSilence of God, Bosnian Muslims in Kitty Felde'sA Patch of Earth, and Rwandan Tutsis in Erik Ehn'sMaria Kizito. Taken together, these four plays erase the boundaries of theatrical realism to present stories that probe the actions of the perpetrators and the suffering of their victims. A major artistic contribution to the study of the history and effects of genocide, this collection carries on the important journey toward understanding the terror and trauma to which the modern world has so often been witness.

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Lulu in the Sky: A Daughter of Cambodia Finds Love, Healing, and Double Happiness [Paperback]

Lulu in the Sky: A Daughter of Cambodia Finds Love, Healing, and Double Happiness [Paperback]

Lulu in the Sky: A Daughter of Cambodia Finds Love, Healing, and Double Happiness [Paperback]

Author: Loung Ung Publisher: Harper Perennial Publishing Date: Original Edition, 2012 Paperback: 368 pages Language: English ISBN-10: 0062091913 ISBN-13: 978-0062091918 Format: Paperback, Kindle Edition Series: P.S. Product Dimensions: 1 x 5.8 x 8.5 inches Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces Buy at Amazon

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Concluding the trilogy that started with her bestselling memoir, First They Killed My Father, Loung Ung illuminates her struggle to reconcile with her past while moving forward toward happiness.

When readers first met Loung Ung in her critically acclaimed memoir First They Killed My Father, she was a young, innocent child in Cambodia. But forced by the Khmer Rouge into the life of a child soldier, she soon found herself locked in a desperate struggle for survival in Cambodia's notorious killing fields. In Lucky Child, her life took a turn. As a refugee in Vermont, she grappled with post-traumatic stress, cultural assimilation roadblocks, and the abandonment of her sister in Cambodia.

Now, Lulu in the Sky tells the next chapter in Ung's life, revealing her daily struggle to keep darkness and depression at bay while she attends college and falls in love with Mark Priemer, a Midwestern archetype of American optimism. Lulu in the Sky is the story of Ung's tentative steps into love, activism, and marriage—a journey that takes her to a Cambodian village to reconnect with her mother's spirit, to a vocation focused on healing the landscape of her birth, and to the patience and unconditional support of a very special man.

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Author: Loung Ung Publisher: Harper Perennial Publishing Date: Original Edition, 2012 Paperback: 368 pages Language: English ISBN-10: 0062091913 ISBN-13: 978-0062091918 Format: Paperback, Kindle Edition Series: P.S. Product Dimensions: 1 x 5.8 x 8.5 inches Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces Buy at Amazon

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Concluding the trilogy that started with her bestselling memoir, First They Killed My Father, Loung Ung illuminates her struggle to reconcile with her past while moving forward toward happiness.

When readers first met Loung Ung in her critically acclaimed memoir First They Killed My Father, she was a young, innocent child in Cambodia. But forced by the Khmer Rouge into the life of a child soldier, she soon found herself locked in a desperate struggle for survival in Cambodia's notorious killing fields. In Lucky Child, her life took a turn. As a refugee in Vermont, she grappled with post-traumatic stress, cultural assimilation roadblocks, and the abandonment of her sister in Cambodia.

Now, Lulu in the Sky tells the next chapter in Ung's life, revealing her daily struggle to keep darkness and depression at bay while she attends college and falls in love with Mark Priemer, a Midwestern archetype of American optimism. Lulu in the Sky is the story of Ung's tentative steps into love, activism, and marriage—a journey that takes her to a Cambodian village to reconnect with her mother's spirit, to a vocation focused on healing the landscape of her birth, and to the patience and unconditional support of a very special man.

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Half Spoon of Rice: A Survival Story of the Cambodian Genocide [Hardcover]

Half Spoon of Rice: A Survival Story of the Cambodian Genocide [Hardcover]

Half Spoon of Rice: A Survival Story of the Cambodian Genocide [Hardcover]

Author: Icy Smith, Sopaul Nhem (Illustrator) Publisher: East West Discovery Press Publishing Date: 1st Edition, 2010 Hardcover: 44 pages Language: English ISBN-10: 098216758X ISBN-13: 978-0982167588 Format: Hardcover Product Dimensions: 10.5 x 11 inches Shipping Weight: 1 pounds Buy at Amazon

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Nine-year-old Nat is forced out of his Cambodian home and marched into the countryside when the Khmer Rouge comes into power. Nat is separated from his family and endures forced labor in rice fields from dawn to midnight with little food. Over the next four years, Nat confronts starvation, fear, and brutality. With the help of his friend Malis, Nat finds hope and the strength to escape, eventually reuniting with the family he loves. Half Spoon of Rice is based on true stories of courage, friendship, survival, and the triumph of the human spirit. The book features vivid illustrations and historical photographs documenting the Cambodian genocide from 1975 to 1979.

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Author: Icy Smith, Sopaul Nhem (Illustrator) Publisher: East West Discovery Press Publishing Date: 1st Edition, 2010 Hardcover: 44 pages Language: English ISBN-10: 098216758X ISBN-13: 978-0982167588 Format: Hardcover Product Dimensions: 10.5 x 11 inches Shipping Weight: 1 pounds Buy at Amazon

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Nine-year-old Nat is forced out of his Cambodian home and marched into the countryside when the Khmer Rouge comes into power. Nat is separated from his family and endures forced labor in rice fields from dawn to midnight with little food. Over the next four years, Nat confronts starvation, fear, and brutality. With the help of his friend Malis, Nat finds hope and the strength to escape, eventually reuniting with the family he loves. Half Spoon of Rice is based on true stories of courage, friendship, survival, and the triumph of the human spirit. The book features vivid illustrations and historical photographs documenting the Cambodian genocide from 1975 to 1979.

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Pol Pot: Anatomy of a Nightmare [Paperback]

Pol Pot: Anatomy of a Nightmare [Paperback]

Pol Pot: Anatomy of a Nightmare [Paperback]

Author: Philip Short Publisher: Holt Paperbacks Publishing Date: 2006 Paperback: 560 pages Language: English ISBN-10: 0805080066 ISBN-13: 978-0805080063 Format: Paperback, Hardcover, Kindle Edition Product Dimensions: 5.8 x 1.5 x 9 inches Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds Buy at Amazon

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“The text sparkles with shrewdly plausible inferences mortared into a compelling narrative... [Short] is excellent at coining pithy summations of political motives that ring humanly true.” —The New York Times Book Review (front page)

Observing Pol Pot at close quarters during the one and only official visit he ever made abroad, to China in 1975, Philip Short was struck by the Cambodian leader’s charm and charisma. Yet Pol Pot’s utopian experiments in social engineering would result in the death of one in every five Cambodians—more than a million people.

How did an idealistic dream of justice and prosperity mutate into one of humanity’s worst nightmares? To answer these questions, Short traveled through Cambodia, interviewing former Khmer Rouge leaders and sifting through previously closed archives around the world. Key figures, including Khieu Samphan and Ieng Sary, Pol’s brother-in-law and foreign minister, speak here for the first time.

Short’s masterly narrative serves as the definitive portrait of the man who headed one of the most enigmatic and terrifying regimes of modern times.

“Short chronicles the stages of the Cambodian revolution with admirable clarity... A few chilling details, expertly deployed, do the necessary work.” —The New York Times

“A spectacularly efficient job of describing what happened and why... A chillingly clear portrait.” —The Economist

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Author: Philip Short Publisher: Holt Paperbacks Publishing Date: 2006 Paperback: 560 pages Language: English ISBN-10: 0805080066 ISBN-13: 978-0805080063 Format: Paperback, Hardcover, Kindle Edition Product Dimensions: 5.8 x 1.5 x 9 inches Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds Buy at Amazon

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“The text sparkles with shrewdly plausible inferences mortared into a compelling narrative... [Short] is excellent at coining pithy summations of political motives that ring humanly true.” —The New York Times Book Review (front page)

Observing Pol Pot at close quarters during the one and only official visit he ever made abroad, to China in 1975, Philip Short was struck by the Cambodian leader’s charm and charisma. Yet Pol Pot’s utopian experiments in social engineering would result in the death of one in every five Cambodians—more than a million people.

How did an idealistic dream of justice and prosperity mutate into one of humanity’s worst nightmares? To answer these questions, Short traveled through Cambodia, interviewing former Khmer Rouge leaders and sifting through previously closed archives around the world. Key figures, including Khieu Samphan and Ieng Sary, Pol’s brother-in-law and foreign minister, speak here for the first time.

Short’s masterly narrative serves as the definitive portrait of the man who headed one of the most enigmatic and terrifying regimes of modern times.

“Short chronicles the stages of the Cambodian revolution with admirable clarity... A few chilling details, expertly deployed, do the necessary work.” —The New York Times

“A spectacularly efficient job of describing what happened and why... A chillingly clear portrait.” —The Economist

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