Cambodia, 1975-1978 Rendezvous with Death / [compiled by] Karl D. Jackson.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Jackson, Karl D.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cambodia--History--1975-1979.

Cambodia.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (364 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Manufacture:

Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2015

Place of Publication:

Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, 1989.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

One of the most devastating periods in twentieth-century history was the rule of Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge over Cambodia. From April 1975 to the beginning of the Vietnamese occupation in late December 1978, the country underwent perhaps the most violent and far-reaching of all modern revolutions. These six essays search for what can be explained in the ultimately inexplicable evils perpetrated by the Khmer Rouge. Accompanying them is a photo essay that provides shocking visual evidence of the tragedy of Cambodia's autogenocide. ""The most important examination of the subject so far.... Wi

Contents:

Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Introduction. The Khmer Rouge in Context; 1. The Unexpected Victory; 2. The Ideology of Total Revolution; 3. The Organization of Power; 4. The Economy; 5. Social Change in the Vortex of Revolution; 6. The Pattern and Scope of Violence; 7. The Photographic Record; 8. Explaining the Terror; 9. Intellectual Origins of the Khmer Rouge; Appendix A. Summary of Annotated Party History; Appendix B. Sharpen the Consciousness of the Proletarian Class to Be as Keen and Strong as Possible

Appendix C. Pay Attention to Pushing the Work of Building Party and People's Collective Strength Even StrongerAppendix D. The Last Plan; Bibliography; Contributors; Index

Notes:

Includes index.

Bibliography: p. 315-324.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780691078076

0691078076

9781400851706

140085170X

OCLC:

881416977