Bad Lieutenants : The Khmer Rouge, United Front, and Class Struggle, 1970–1997 / Andrew Mertha.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mertha, Andrew, 1965- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Party of Democratic Kampuchea--Biography.

Party of Democratic Kampuchea.

Parti communiste du Kampuchea--Biography.

Parti communiste du Kampuchea.

Revolutionaries--Cambodia--Biography.

Revolutionaries.

Cambodia--History--1979-1993.

Cambodia.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (276 pages).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Ithaca : Cornell University Press, [2025]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

"This book documents the evolution in the enforcement of Khmer Rouge politics and policy from 1970 to 1997 through the intertwining biographies of three of Pol Pot's top deputies, Ieng Sary, Son Sen, and Ta Mok, and through the twin conceptual lenses of strategic united front and violent class struggle"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction : Political Cycles : United Front and Class Struggle

The First United Front : Colonizing the Movement from Within, 1970-1972

Before and After Year Zero : A World of Class Struggle, 1973-1978

Dusting Off United Front Doctrine, 1979-1984

Command and Control in the Shadows and on the Periphery, 1985-1989

An Unattainable Political Space, 1990-1993

Back to Basics : Scorched Earth Class Struggle, 1994-1997

Conclusion : "Pure Socialism".

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

This eBook is made available Open Access under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-5017-8100-6

1-5017-8101-4

1-5017-8102-2

OCLC:

1528571062

Access Restriction:

Open Access Unrestricted online access