Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780367314729
Publisert
2019-08-28
Utgiver
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Vekt
517 gr
Høyde
229 mm
Bredde
152 mm
Aldersnivå
U, G, 05, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
284
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Biografisk notat
David P Chandler, an emeritus professor of history at Monash University in Australia, is currently an adjunct Professor of Asian Studies at Georgetown University.
In the tragic recent history of Cambodia?a past scarred by a long occupation by Vietnamese forces and by the preceding three-year reign of terror by the brutal Khmer Rouge?no figure looms larger or more ominously than that of Pol Pot. As secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Kampuchea (CPK) since 1962 and as prime minister of
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David P. Chandler throws light on the shadowy figure of Pol Pot, illuminating the ideas and behavior of him and his entourage against the background of post-World War II events, providing a key to understanding the horrific, pivotal period of Cambodian history.
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1 Introduction, 2 "Original Khmer," 1928-1949, 3 Becoming a Communist, 1949-1953, 4 Multiple Identities, 1953-1963, 5 "Red Khmer," 1963-1970, 6 Coming to Power, 1970-1976, 7 Prairie Fire, 1976-1977, 8 Coming Apart, 1977-1979, 9 "Grandfather 87," 1979-1998
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Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780367314729
Publisert
2019-08-28
Utgiver
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Vekt
517 gr
Høyde
229 mm
Bredde
152 mm
Aldersnivå
U, G, 05, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
284
Forfatter