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Brother Number One: A Political Biography of Pol Pot (Paperback)

by David P. Chandler (Author)
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  • Paperback: 280 pages
  • Publisher: Westview Press Inc; 2nd Revised edition edition (12 Feb 1999)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0813335108
  • ISBN-13: 978-0813335100
  • Product Dimensions: 22.4 x 15.2 x 1.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 701,488 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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In the tragic recent history of Cambodiaa past scarred by a long occupation by Vietnamese forces and by the preceding three-year reign of terror by the brutal Khmer Rougeno figure looms larger or more ominously than that of Pol Pot. As secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Kampuchea (CPK) since 1962 and as prime minister of Democratic Kampuchea (DK), he has been widely blamed for trying to destroy Cambodian society. By implementing policies whose effects were genocidal, he oversaw the deaths of more than one million of his nations people. The political career of Saloth Sar, better known by his nom de guerre Pol Pot, forms a critical but largely inaccessible portion of twentieth-century Cambodian history. What we know about his life is sketchy: a comfortable childhood, three years of study in France, and a short career as a schoolteacher preceded several yearsspent mostly in hidingas a guerrilla and the commander of the victorious army in Cambodias civil war. His career reached a climax when he and his associates, coming to power, attempted to transform their country along lines more radical than any attempted by a modern regime. Driven into hiding in 1979 by invading Vietnamese forces, Pol Pot maintained his leadership of a Khmer Rouge guerrilla army in exile, remaining a power and a threat. In this political biography, David P. Chandler throws light on the shadowy figure of Pol Pot. Basing his study on interviews and on a wide range of sources in English, Cambodian, and French, the author illuminates the ideas and behavior of this enigmatic man and his entourage against the background of postWorld War II events, providing a key to understanding this horrific, pivotal period of Cambodian history. In this revised edition, Chandler provides new information on the state of Cambodia and the Khmer Rouge following the death of Pol Pot in 1997.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Strictly for the Student of Cambodia., 21 Sep 2007
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This book is a difficult read. So much is unknown about Pol Pot. The author cannot uncover where Pol Pot was for much of his life, so I found the biographical part of the book patchy.

The book is definitely not for those with a passing interest in Pol Pot or Cambodia. This book is strictly for the student of this man, and the chaos that engulfed this part of the world during his lifetime.

Readers who have a passing interest in the man, and this period in history, should seek a general book on the subjects.
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