GENERAL HISTORY of CAMBODIA

A History of Cambodia

David P. Chandler (1996)

- very brief but good overview of several thousand years of Khmer history

The Tragedy of Cambodian History : Politics, War, and Revolution Since 1945

David P. Chandler (1993)

- account of contemporary Cambodian history focusing on historic figures and their actions up to 1975; policy descriptions and personal testimonies used to examine post-1975 Cambodia

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INTERNATIONAL DYNAMICS



Kampuchea Between China and Vietnam

Pao-Min Chang (1986)

- thorough analysis of regional dynamics focusing primarily on Chinese and Viet relations vis-a-vis each other and Cambodia from the late 60s to early 80s

Khmer-Viet Relations and the Third Indochina Conflict

Thu-Huong Nguyen-Vo (1992)

- revealing, detailed discussion of the historic relationship between Cambodia and Vietnam



Sideshow : Kissinger, Nixon, and the Destruction of Cambodia

William Shawcross (1987)

- excellent documentation of personnel and events that lead to the rise of the KR and destruction of Cambodia during the late 60s and early to mid-70s



Western Responses to Human Rights Abuses in Cambodia, 1975-80

Jamie Frederic Metzl (1996)

- discussion of responses by the western press, govts, and int'l organizations to events in Cambodia under the KR regime, detailing issues of credibility and how liberals and conservatives clashed on whether or not to believe "the worst"



Why Vietnam Invaded Cambodia : Political Culture and the Causes of War

Stephen J. Morris (1999)

- study of both domestic rational behind and international dynamics leading to Vietnam's invasion of Cambodia



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KHMER ROUGE



Brother Enemy : The War After the War

Nayan Chanda (1986)



Brother Number One : A Political Biography of Pol Pot

David P. Chandler (1999)



Cambodia : Report from a Stricken Land

Henry Kamm (1999)



Cambodia : A Shattered Society

Marie Alexandrine Martin, Mark W. McLeod (Translator) (1994)





Cambodia 1975-1978 : Rendezvous With Death

Karl D. Jackson(Editor) (1992)



The Cambodian Agony

David A. Ablin(Editor), Marlowe Hood (Editor) (1990)



When the War Was over : Cambodia and the Khmer Rouge Revolution

Elizabeth Becker (1998)



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NARRATIVES



A Cambodian Odyssey

Haing Ngor, et al (1991)



Music Through the Dark

Bree Lafreniere, Daran Kravanh (2000)



When Broken Glass Floasts

Chanrithy Him (2000)



Beyond the Killing Fields : Voices of Nine Cambodian Survivors in America

Usha Welaratna (1994)



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MILITARY ACCOUNTS





Lost Crusade : America's Secret Cambodian Mercenaries

Peter Scott (1998)



Road to the Killing Fields : The Cambodian War of 1970-1975

Wilfred P. Deac, Harry G. Summers (1997)



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CONTEMPORARY ISSUES





Cambodia at War

Dinah Pokempner(Editor), et al (1995)

- examination of human right abuses by both KR and govt forces in the mid 90s and the role of foreign support for each side

Cambodia and the International Community: The Quest for Peace, Development, and Democracy

Frederick Brown(Editor), David G. Timberman (1998)

- collection of 8 essays that provide a good overview of conditions in Cambodia during the late 90s; also identifies future prospects and challenges for the country



The Quality of Mercy : Cambodia, Holocaust and Modern Conscience

William Shawcross (1984)

- Cambodia as a case study of humanitarian efforts, exploring the roles and rivalry of different int'l relief agencies, the political context in which they work, and govts they had to work with and around



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HISTORIC TEXTS





The Customs of Cambodia

Ta-kuan Chou

- description of the Angkor Empire by 13th century Chinese explorer

Travels in Siam, Cambodia, and Laos, 1858-1860

Henri Mouhot

- account of 19th century Southeast Asia by French explorer



Cambodia : Year Zero

Francois Ponchaud

- 1st report of KR atrocities generally believed by int'l public (printed in French 1977, English 1978)



Murder of a Gentle Land : The Untold Story of a Communist Genocide in Cambodia

John Barron

- 1st report of atrocities in Cambodia given wide publicity in America (printed by Reader's Digest 1977)



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OTHER INTERESTS

Angkor : Heart of an Asian Empire

Bruno Dagens, Ruth Sharman (Translator) (1995)

- concise but thorough introduction to the ancient city of Angkor and historic archeological expeditions to the temples

Khmer : The Lost Empire of Cambodia

Theirry Zephir (1998)

- colorful little book that gives a nice overview of the Angkorian Empire



Sculpture of Angkor and Ancient Cambodia: Millennium of Glory

Helen Ibbitson Jessup(Editor), et al (1997)

- coffee table book with quality photographs of Khmer sculptures