{"product_id":"the-pol-pot-regime-9780300144345","title":"The Pol Pot Regime","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOffering an account of the Cambodian revolution and genocide, this book includes a preface that takes the story up to 2008 and the UN-sponsored Khmer Rouge tribunal.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Kiernan, the leading authority on modern Cambodia, meticulously examines Pol Pot's killing machine and clears up many misconceptions found in earlier studies. . . . An important book for students of genocide as well as scholars of Southeast Asia.\"—\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e * Library Journal *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The most comprehensive analysis of Khmer Rouge war crimes yet.\"—\u003ci\u003eYale Daily News\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e * Yale Daily News *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Kiernan has compiled an invaluable record of the workings of a political phenomenon of our century, a materialistic idealogy applied to the enslavement of a people.\" -Simon Scott Plummer, \u003ci\u003eTablet\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e -- Simon Scott Plummer * Tablet *\u003cbr\u003e\"In this authoritative work, Ben Kiernan . . . explores the reasons why Pol Pot's Khmer Rouge revolution became a Cambodian nightmare.\"—Richard Gough, \u003ci\u003eTimes Higher Education Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  -- Richard Gough * Times Higher Education Supplement *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This is not the first account of Pol Pot's terror. . . . But Mr. Kiernan's is perhaps the most complete and the closest to Cambodian sources.\"—\u003ci\u003eThe Economist\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e * The Economist  *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Impressively researched and deeply disturbing.\"—\u003ci\u003eSunday Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e * Sunday Telegraph *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"One of the most important contributions to the subject so far, and one which neither specialist scholars nor general readers can afford to ignore.\" -R.B. Smith, \u003ci\u003eAsian Affairs\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e -- R. B. Smith * Asian Affairs *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The most detailed history to date of the genocidal Khmer Rouge regime. . . . This book, written at an advanced level, will certainly be the benchmark against which all future research on the Khmer Rouge must be measured. Very highly recommended.\"—\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e * Choice *","brand":"Yale University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48864330088791,"sku":"9780300144345","price":18.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780300144345.jpg?v=1722271444","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-pol-pot-regime-9780300144345","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}