1st Edition

Conflict and Change in Cambodia

Edited By Ben Kiernan, Caroline Hughes Copyright 2007
160 Pages
by Routledge

160 Pages
by Routledge

160 Pages
by Routledge

In the thirty years after the Second World War, Cambodia witnessed the reassertion of colonial power, the spread of nationalism, the birth and growth of a communist party, the achievement of independence, the stifling reform during the decade of peace, the rise of an armed domestic insurgency, the encroachment of an international war, massive bombardment and civilian casualties, pogroms and... Read more

Introduction.  Conflict in Cambodia, 1945-2002 Ben Kiernan  1. The Collapse of the Pol Pot Regime, January-April 1979 Ben Kiernan  2. An Account of Chinese Diplomats Accompanying the Government of Democratic Kampuchea's Move to the Cardamom Mountains Yun Shui, Translated by Paul Marks  3. Democratization, Elite Transition, and Violence in Cambodia, 1991-1999 David Roberts  4. International Intervention and the People's Will: The Demoralization of Democracy in Cambodia Caroline Hughes  5. Logging in Muddy Waters; The Politics of Forest Exploitation in Cambodia Philippe le Billon  6. Contested Forests: An Analysis of the Highlander Response to Logging, Ratanakiri Province, Northeast Cambodia Ruth Bottomley.  Documents.  7. Trials and Tribulations: The Latest Twists in the Long Quest for Justice for the Cambodian Genocide Helen Jarvis.  Documents (introduced by Ben Kiernan): (1) Letter of Sok An, 23. Nov. 2001; (2) Cambodian Response, 22 Jan. 2002; (3) Press Conference Statement by Hnas Corell, 8 Feb. 2002; (4) Statement by Royal Government of Cambodia, 12 Feb. 2002

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Ben Kiernan and Catherine Hughes