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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... political and ethnic persecution . " They added , " The fac- tual allegations in this Introductory Submission constitute crimes against hu- manity , genocide , grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions , homicide , tor- ture and ...
... political and ethnic persecution . " They added , " The fac- tual allegations in this Introductory Submission constitute crimes against hu- manity , genocide , grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions , homicide , tor- ture and ...
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... political struggle . Hou Yuon and Hu Nim , who fought harder and were indeed sacked , still kept pushing for reforms.30 And later they spoke out again — against Pol Pot , who had them murdered . Under both regimes , by contrast ...
... political struggle . Hou Yuon and Hu Nim , who fought harder and were indeed sacked , still kept pushing for reforms.30 And later they spoke out again — against Pol Pot , who had them murdered . Under both regimes , by contrast ...
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... Political Hierarchy : The Standing Committee of the CPK Central Committee , 1975-79 Rank , Name , and Life Dates Aliases CPK Positions DK Positions Remarks Members of the CPK Standing Committee 1. Saloth Sar , Pol , Pol Pot , Secretary ...
... Political Hierarchy : The Standing Committee of the CPK Central Committee , 1975-79 Rank , Name , and Life Dates Aliases CPK Positions DK Positions Remarks Members of the CPK Standing Committee 1. Saloth Sar , Pol , Pol Pot , Secretary ...
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... Political Hierarchy : The Standing Committee of the CPK Central Committee , 1975-79 ( continued ) Rank , Name , and Life Dates Aliases CPK Positions DK Positions Remarks 8. Son Sen , 1930-98 Khieu Standing Committee Deputy Prime Member ...
... Political Hierarchy : The Standing Committee of the CPK Central Committee , 1975-79 ( continued ) Rank , Name , and Life Dates Aliases CPK Positions DK Positions Remarks 8. Son Sen , 1930-98 Khieu Standing Committee Deputy Prime Member ...
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... political am- bition and a racialist project of ethnic purification.20 Democratic Kampuchea , unlike the communist regimes of the USSR , China , and Vietnam , never cre- ated " autonomous zones " for its national minorities . From ...
... political am- bition and a racialist project of ethnic purification.20 Democratic Kampuchea , unlike the communist regimes of the USSR , China , and Vietnam , never cre- ated " autonomous zones " for its national minorities . From ...
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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