The Pol Pot Regime: Race, Power, and Genocide in Cambodia Under the Khmer Rouge, 1975-79Yale University Press, 2008 M10 1 - 477 pages This edition of Ben Kiernan's account of the Cambodian revolution and genocide includes a new preface that takes the story up to 2008 and the UN-sponsored Khmer Rouge tribunal. Kiernan's other books include 'Blood and Soil: A World History of Genocide and Extermination from Sparta to Darfur' and 'How Pol Pot Came to Power'. |
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... enemy . . . neatly and thoroughly . . . and suppress all stripes of enemy at all times . " On 6 July 1977 , Deuch's security squads mas- sacred Hu Nim and 126 others.25 Posing in 2004 as a victim himself , Khieu Samphan claimed Hu Nim ...
... enemy . . . neatly and thoroughly . . . and suppress all stripes of enemy at all times . " On 6 July 1977 , Deuch's security squads mas- sacred Hu Nim and 126 others.25 Posing in 2004 as a victim himself , Khieu Samphan claimed Hu Nim ...
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... enemies , U.S. imperialism and Vietnam , were embodied in this pathetic group . Born in Vietnam , country of the " hereditary enemy , " they wore long hair in the " imperialist " fashion . Despite their ethnicity and their new ...
... enemies , U.S. imperialism and Vietnam , were embodied in this pathetic group . Born in Vietnam , country of the " hereditary enemy , " they wore long hair in the " imperialist " fashion . Despite their ethnicity and their new ...
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... enemies created by the regime itself — foreign and domestic , armed and unarmed , political operatives and sullen survivors — people alienated by the regime's attempt to destroy perceived enemies , who brought about its downfall . So ...
... enemies created by the regime itself — foreign and domestic , armed and unarmed , political operatives and sullen survivors — people alienated by the regime's attempt to destroy perceived enemies , who brought about its downfall . So ...
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... enemies hidden there , and drive the people out .... We were told to tell people to leave for three days , and that ... enemy air bombardment after its change of hands . This was the reason given to most city dwellers . Like them , few ...
... enemies hidden there , and drive the people out .... We were told to tell people to leave for three days , and that ... enemy air bombardment after its change of hands . This was the reason given to most city dwellers . Like them , few ...
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... enemy died in agony . " ' 82 The Other Cities All other towns in Cambodia , including those in the East , were also evacuated . The major port , Kompong Som , fell on 18 April . There were " white flags on every house and car . " As the ...
... enemy died in agony . " ' 82 The Other Cities All other towns in Cambodia , including those in the East , were also evacuated . The major port , Kompong Som , fell on 18 April . There were " white flags on every house and car . " As the ...
Contents
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CHAPTER EIGHT Power Politics 197677 | 313 |
CHAPTER ELEVEN The End of the Pol Pot Regime | 440 |
Select Bibliography | 467 |
Other editions - View all
The Pol Pot Regime: Race, Power, and Genocide in Cambodia Under the Khmer ... Ben Kiernan No preview available - 1996 |
The Pol Pot Regime: Race, Power, and Genocide in Cambodia Under the Khmer ... Ben Kiernan No preview available - 2008 |
The Pol Pot Regime: Race, Power, and Genocide in Cambodia Under the Khmer ... Ben Kiernan No preview available - 1996 |
Common terms and phrases
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