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Cambodia Now by Karen J. Coates
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 Cambodian life 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 traditional print sources, research is drawn from hundreds of interviews with Cambodians, including farmers, royalty, beggars, teachers, monks, orphanage heads and 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.
Book Details
| Title: | Cambodia Now: Life In the Wake of War |
|---|---|
| Author: | Karen J. Coates |
| ISBN-10: | 0786420510 |
| ISBN-13: | 978-0786420513 |
| Publisher: | McFarland & Company |
| Length: | 392 pages |
| Language: | English |
| Dimensions: | 6.9 x 10.2 x 0.9 inches |
| Weight: | 1.4 pounds |
| File Size (Kindle): | 5393 KB |
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