Cambodia After the Khmer Rouge: Inside the Politics of Nation Building02 This fascinating book tells of the events and personalities that shaped Cambodian history during the turbulent period following the overthrow of the Khmer Rouge regime in 1979 and explains how the legacy of this period continues to influence events in Cambodia today.“Evan Gottesman’s timely new book . . . is a clear-eyed and nuanced account of multilayered backroom efforts to rebuild Cambodia after [Vietnam] overthrew the Khmer Rouge in 1979. The lessons for the United States in Iraq are many. . . . Washington should take note: this book is a sober and valuable warning of how difficult that struggle can be.”—Eric Pape, Newsweek“Drawing on new archival sources and interviews, Mr. Gottesman fills a gap, describing a shadowy period in Cambodia’s recent history, a period as crucial as the more thoroughly explored Khmer Rouge interregnum.”—Michael J. Ybarra, Wall Street JournalEvan Gottesman spent three years in Cambodia, where he served as resident liaison and deputy director of the American Bar Association Cambodia Law and Democracy Project. This fascinating book tells of the events and personalities that shaped Cambodian history during the turbulent period following the overthrow of the Khmer Rouge regime in 1979 and explains how the legacy of this period continues to influence events in Cambodia today.“Evan Gottesman’s timely new book . . . is a clear-eyed and nuanced account of multilayered backroom efforts to rebuild Cambodia after [Vietnam] overthrew the Khmer Rouge in 1979. The lessons for the United States in Iraq are many. . . . Washington should take note: this book is a sober and valuable warning of how difficult that struggle can be.”—Eric Pape, Newsweek“Drawing on new archival sources and interviews, Mr. Gottesman fills a gap, describing a shadowy period in Cambodia’s recent history, a period as crucial as the more thoroughly explored Khmer Rouge interregnum.”—Michael J. Ybarra, Wall Street JournalEvan Gottesman spent three years in Cambodia, where he served as resident liaison and deputy director of the American Bar Association Cambodia Law and Democracy Project. |
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Table des matières
Transition and Continuity Under a | 37 |
Political Intrigue in the Shadow of Occupation | 102 |
Part Three Battlefields 19821987 | 135 |
Soldiers Advisors and Bad Elements | 137 |
Racial Politics in the PRK | 170 |
Cities and Markets | 188 |
Hun Sen and the Hidden World of Phnom Penh Politics | 205 |
Conscription Profiteering and K5 | 223 |
Part Four Adjusting to History 19881991 | 269 |
The Politics of Economic Reform | 271 |
The End of the Occupation | 301 |
Privatization Corruption and Patronage | 316 |
The Throes of Peace | 336 |
Epilogue | 351 |
Notes | 359 |
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Cambodia After the Khmer Rouge: Inside the Politics of Nation Building Evan Gottesman Affichage d'extraits - 2004 |
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