Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Immigration and Refugee Affairs
Publisher :
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 35,96 MB
Release : 1992
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN :
Author : Sophal Ear
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 26,55 MB
Release : 2013
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0231161123
"Dr. Ear argues that the international community has chosen to prioritize political stability above all other governance dimensions, and in so doing has traded a modicum of democracy for an ounce of security. Focusing on post-1993 Cambodia, Ear explores the unintended consequences in post-conflict environments of foreign aid. He chooses Cambodia both for personal reasons--which infuses an academic analysis with a compelling sense of urgency--and because it is one of the most aid-drenched countries in modern history. He tries to explain the relationship between Cambodia's aid dependence and its appallingly poor governance. He concludes that despite decades of aid, technical cooperation, four national elections, no open warfare, and some progress in some parts of the economy, Cambodia is one broken government away from disaster."--Publisher's description.
Author : Sebastian Strangio
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 43,3 MB
Release : 2014-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 0300190727
A fascinating analysis of the recent history of the beautiful but troubled Southeast Asian nation of Cambodia To many in the West, the name Cambodia still conjures up indelible images of destruction and death, the legacy of the brutal Khmer Rouge regime and the terror it inflicted in its attempt to create a communist utopia in the 1970s. Sebastian Strangio, a journalist based in the capital city of Phnom Penh, now offers an eye-opening appraisal of modern-day Cambodia in the years following its emergence from bitter conflict and bloody upheaval. In the early 1990s, Cambodia became the focus of the UN's first great post-Cold War nation-building project, with billions in international aid rolling in to support the fledgling democracy. But since the UN-supervised elections in 1993, the nation has slipped steadily backward into neo-authoritarian rule under Prime Minister Hun Sen. Behind a mirage of democracy, ordinary people have few rights and corruption infuses virtually every facet of everyday life. In this lively and compelling study, the first of its kind, Strangio explores the present state of Cambodian society under Hun Sen's leadership, painting a vivid portrait of a nation struggling to reconcile the promise of peace and democracy with a violent and tumultuous past.
Author : Joel Brinkley
Publisher : PublicAffairs
Page : 382 pages
File Size : 11,38 MB
Release : 2011-04-12
Category : History
ISBN : 1610390016
A Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist describes how Cambodia emerged from the harrowing years when a quarter of its population perished under the Khmer Rouge. A generation after genocide, Cambodia seemed on the surface to have overcome its history -- the streets of Phnom Penh were paved; skyscrapers dotted the skyline. But under this façe lies a country still haunted by its years of terror. Although the international community tried to rebuild Cambodia and introduce democracy in the 1990s, in the country remained in the grip of a venal government. Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Joel Brinkley learned that almost a half of Cambodians who lived through the Khmer Rouge era suffered from P.T.S.D. -- and had passed their trauma to the next generation. His extensive close-up reporting in Cambodia's Curse illuminates the country, its people, and the deep historical roots of its modern-day behavior.
Author : Sichan Siv
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 35,8 MB
Release : 2009-10-06
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0061983160
While the United States battled the Communists of North Vietnam in the 1960s and '70s, the neighbouring country of Cambodia was attacked from within by dictator Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge. The Khmer Rouge imprisoned, enslaved, and murdered the educated and intellectual members of the population, resulting in the harrowing "killing fields"–rice paddies where the harvest yielded nothing but millions of skulls. Young Sichan Siv–a target since he was a university graduate–was told by his mother to run and "never give up hope!" Captured and put to work in a slave labor camp, Siv knew it was only a matter of time before he would be worked to death–or killed. With a daring escape from a logging truck and a desperate run for freedom through the jungle, including falling into a dreaded pungi pit, Siv finally came upon a colorfully dressed farmer who said, "Welcome to Thailand." He spent months teaching English in a refugee camp in Thailand while regaining his strength, eventually Siv was allowed entry into the United States. Upon his arrival in the U.S., Siv kept striving. Eventually rising to become a U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Siv returned with great trepidation to the killing fields of Cambodia in 1992 as a senior representative of the U.S. government. It was an emotionally overwhelming visit.
Author : Sue Coffey
Publisher : Melbourne Univ. Publishing
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 36,21 MB
Release : 2018-11-05
Category : History
ISBN : 0522873308
Seeking Justice in Cambodia tells the powerful stories of the original founders of Cambodian human rights organisations and the younger generation of leaders, all of whom have fought tirelessly and with great conviction to achieve justice and human rights for all Cambodians. Sue Coffey decided to compile this book following the period she spent working in Cambodia as an Australian Government volunteer. She was shocked by much of what she saw at the time: lack of transparency in government dealings; rampant deforestation; people being thrown off their land to make way for hydro schemes; freedom of speech and action blatantly under threat. She felt that unless the stories of these remarkable people were recorded, they might be lost to posterity. But this issue is not just a Cambodian one. The lessons here can apply to many other countries struggling to achieve human rights. Seeking Justice in Cambodia tells a powerful tale of the struggle to bring human rights to all Cambodians from the early 1990s to the present day.
Author : Jianwei Wang
Publisher :
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 37,90 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Law
ISBN :
Author : Sebastian Strangio
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,21 MB
Release : 2020
Category : Cambodia
ISBN : 9780300211733
To many in the West, the word 'Cambodia' still conjures up indelible images of destruction and death: the legacy of the brutal Khmer Rouge regime and the terror it inflicted in its attempt to create a communist Utopia in the mid-1970s. In this highly acclaimed account, Sebastian Strangio offers an updated appraisal of modern-day Cambodia since its emergence from an era of upheaval and bitter conflict. This is a vivid portrait of a nation struggling to reconcile the promises of peace and democracy with a dark and tumultuous past. Book jacket.
Author : Eva Mysliwiec
Publisher :
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 43,72 MB
Release : 1988
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN :
A Widow of Babong
Author : Trevor Findlay
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 22,64 MB
Release : 1995
Category : History
ISBN :
This book is an account and analysis of the United Nations' peacekeeping operation in Cambodia between 1991 and 1993. Although its mission was jeopardized by the non-co-operation of the Khmer Rouge, the UN Transitional Authority in Cambodia (UNTAC) successfully guided the country to democratic elections, constitutional government and international recognition. The study reveals the successes of the operation and draws lessons for future UN peacekeeping operations.
