Cambodia has never recovered from its Khmer Rouge past. The genocidal regime of 1975-1979 and the following two decades of civil war ripped the country apart. This work examines Cambodia in the aftermath, focusing on Khmer people of all walks of life and examining through their eyes key facets of Cambodian society, including the ancient Angkor legacy, relations with neighboring countries (particularly the strained ones with the Vietnamese), emerging democracy, psychology, violence, health, family, poverty, the environment, and the nation's future. Along with print sources, research is drawn…mehr
Cambodia has never recovered from its Khmer Rouge past. The genocidal regime of 1975-1979 and the following two decades of civil war ripped the country apart. This work examines Cambodia in the aftermath, focusing on Khmer people of all walks of life and examining through their eyes key facets of Cambodian society, including the ancient Angkor legacy, relations with neighboring countries (particularly the strained ones with the Vietnamese), emerging democracy, psychology, violence, health, family, poverty, the environment, and the nation's future. Along with print sources, research is drawn from hundreds of interviews with Cambodians, including farmers, royalty, beggars, teachers, monks, orphanage heads, politicians, and non-native experts on Cambodia. Dozens of exquisite photographs of Cambodian people and places illustrate the work, which concludes with a glossary of Cambodian words, people, places and names, and an appendix of organizations providing aid to Cambodia.
Author Karen J. Coates is a journalist and media trainer and the 2011 T. Anthony Pollner Distinguished Professor in the School of Journalism at the University of Montana. She writes for a variety of newspapers, magazines and journals around the world and lives in Peralta, New Mexico.
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Table of Contents Acknowledgments Preface Introduction Map of Cambodia PART I: RECONCILING THE PAST 1. War Remnants: Mines and Desperation 2. Leaving Cambodia: Passing the Test 3. Genocide: Ghosts on the Porch 4. Angkor: An Empire in Ruins Interlude: Siem Reap to Phnom Penh 5. Neighbors and Borders: Enemies Through Time Interlude: The Admiral's House 6. Kampuchea Krom: The Land Next Door 7. Anlong Veng: Beyond the Khmer Rouge Interlude: Bond and Than PART II: LIVING NOW 8. Democracy: Rice and Rights Interlude: Sam and Vic 9. Violence and Crime: Blood in the Street Interlude: A Runner's Course 10. Psychology: After the Tragedy 11. The Wanderers: A People Uprooted 12. Women: The Lesser Sex 13. Children: Born Against Odds 14. Health: Living Against Odds Interlude: Dog Bite 15. Pollution: Sewage and Waste 16. Environment: Threats in the Wild 17. The Fringe: People on the Edge PART III: LOOKING AHEAD 18. The Crossroads: Tugged in Two Directions 19. Development: Building on Quicksand Interlude: Cops and Dogs 20. Heroes: Doing It Their Way 21. Prospects: No Easy Peace Afterword Glossary People, Places and Names Organizations Cambodian Time Line Notes Selected Bibliography Index
Table of Contents Acknowledgments Preface Introduction Map of Cambodia PART I: RECONCILING THE PAST 1. War Remnants: Mines and Desperation 2. Leaving Cambodia: Passing the Test 3. Genocide: Ghosts on the Porch 4. Angkor: An Empire in Ruins Interlude: Siem Reap to Phnom Penh 5. Neighbors and Borders: Enemies Through Time Interlude: The Admiral's House 6. Kampuchea Krom: The Land Next Door 7. Anlong Veng: Beyond the Khmer Rouge Interlude: Bond and Than PART II: LIVING NOW 8. Democracy: Rice and Rights Interlude: Sam and Vic 9. Violence and Crime: Blood in the Street Interlude: A Runner's Course 10. Psychology: After the Tragedy 11. The Wanderers: A People Uprooted 12. Women: The Lesser Sex 13. Children: Born Against Odds 14. Health: Living Against Odds Interlude: Dog Bite 15. Pollution: Sewage and Waste 16. Environment: Threats in the Wild 17. The Fringe: People on the Edge PART III: LOOKING AHEAD 18. The Crossroads: Tugged in Two Directions 19. Development: Building on Quicksand Interlude: Cops and Dogs 20. Heroes: Doing It Their Way 21. Prospects: No Easy Peace Afterword Glossary People, Places and Names Organizations Cambodian Time Line Notes Selected Bibliography Index
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