Cambodia's Curse: The Modern History of a Troubled Land (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781610391832)

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 fa e 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: Joel Brinkley
ISBN-10: 1610391837
ISBN-13: 9781610391832
Publisher: PublicAffairs
Language: English
Published: 09/04/2012
Pages: 416
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.78lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.50w x 1.20d