A History Of CambodiaAvalon Publishing, 1983 M07 6 - 237 pages Extends the history of the Southeast Asian country from 1953 (where the first edition ended) to the peace negotiations of 1990. Includes the career of Prince Norodim Sihanouk, the regime of Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge, and the relative peace after the 1979 invasion by Vietnam. Draws heavily on primary sources. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR |
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
The Beginnings of Cambodian History | 7 |
Funan | 13 |
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