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Item Details
| Title:
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A SHORT HISTORY OF CAMBODIA
FROM EMPIRE TO SURVIVAL |
| By: |
John Tully |
| Format: |
Paperback |
| List price:
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£25.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1741147638 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781741147636 |
| Publisher: |
ALLEN & UNWIN |
| Pub. date: |
1 March, 2006 |
| Pages: |
288 |
| Description: |
Cambodia is a land of contrasts. With a depressing record of war, famine and invasion, Cambodia's survival is a testament to the resilience of the human spirit. This title charts Cambodia's history, from its rich past, through the era of French protection, the Pol Pot regime and to its incarnation as a constitutional monarchy. |
| Synopsis: |
Temples and killing fields, mighty rivers and impenetrable forests, a past filled with glory and decline Cambodia is a land of contrasts. A millennia ago it was an empire at the height of its power, building the vast temple complexes of Angkor. Now, a thousand years later, ravaged by conflict and a genocidal civil war, Cambodia finds itself struggling with democracy, beset by corruption and on the lowest end of the global spectrum of economic wealth.In this concise and compelling history, John Tully charts Cambodia's past from the richness of the Angkorean empire, through the dark ages of the 18th and early 19th centuries, the era of French colonialism, independence, the Vietnamese conflict, and the Pol Pot regime to its present day incarnation as a flawed democracy.Cambodia remains an intriguing enigma to the outside world. With a depressing record of war, famine and invasion that have all threatened to destroy it, Cambodia's survival is a testament to the resilience of the human spirit. |
| Publication: |
Australia |
| Imprint: |
Allen & Unwin |
| Returns: |
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