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Dancing in shadows : Sihanouk, the Khmer Rouge, and the United Nations in Cambodia / Benny Widyono ; Ben Kiernan, foreword.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Widyono, Benny, 1936-
- Series:
- Asian voices (Rowman and Littlefield, Inc.)
- Asian voices
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Widyono, Benny, 1936-.
- Norodom Sihanouk, Prince, 1922-2012.
- Norodom Sihanouk.
- Widyono, Benny.
- Party of Democratic Kampuchea.
- United Nations.
- United Nations--Cambodia.
- Politics and government.
- Cambodia.
- Cambodia--Politics and government--1979-1993.
- Cambodia--Politics and government--1993-.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (360 p.)
- Distribution:
- New York : Bloomsbury Publishing(US), 2008.
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, c2008.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This fascinating book recounts the remarkable tale of a career UN official caught in the turmoil of international and domestic politics swirling around Cambodia after the fall of the Khmer Rouge. First as a member of the UN transitional authority and then as a personal envoy to the UN secretary-general, Benny Widyono re-creates the fierce battles for power centering on King Norodom Sihanouk, the Khmer Rouge, and Prime Minister Hun Sen. He also sets the international context, arguing that great-power geopolitics throughout the cold war and post-cold war eras triggered and sustained a tragedy of
- Contents:
- Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright page; Dedication Page; Contents; List of Illustrations; Glossary of Abbreviations and Terms; Foreword by Ben Kiernan; Preface; Acknowledgments; Part I: The View from the Field, 1992-1993; 1 When the World ""Invaded"" Cambodia; 2 A Glimpse into the Past; 3 The Intricate Dance of Governance; 4 We Stared at Each Other and I Blinked; 5 The Khmer Rouge Derail Demobilization; 6 The Rocky Road to Elections; 7 A Vote for Peace?; Part II: A UN Envoy in Phnom Penh, 1994-1997; 8 Not Enough Actors for the Play; 9 The King Reigns but Does Not Rule
- 10 A Mysterious Coup Attempt11 Is There an Asian Model for Development?; 12 A Puppet Prime Minister?; 13 Toward a Climax; 14 The Final Showdown; Epilogue; Chronology; Appendix 1 Deployment of UNTAC; Appendix 2 The Royal Government of Cambodia, November 1993; Bibliography; Index; About the Author
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 301-310) and index.
- Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.
- ISBN:
- 979-82-16-40996-0
- 979-82-16-22201-9
- 0-7425-5552-6
- 0-7425-7618-3
- OCLC:
- 855970022
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