In the threeandahalf years of his rule, more than a million people, a fifth of cambodias population, were executed or died. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Philip short is the author of several books, among them the definitive biographies mao. Short is excellent at coining pithy summations of political motives that ring humanly true. Anatomy of a nightmare by philip short 2005, hardcover at the best online prices at ebay. Anatomy of a nightmare by philip short much of this book is spent charting the development of the khmer rouge, particularly in its relationship with vietnamese communism. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Philip short a portrait of the cambodian despot whose rule saw the deaths of onefifth of the countrys population documents how pol pot s beliefs about moral purity, selfabnegation, and utopian prosperity. Yet pol pot s utopian experiments in social engineering would. In this first book length study of the man, the historian david p. Philip shorts pol pot is an almanac of extermination that achieves the near impossible feat of translating madness into logic.
Anatomy of a nightmare, and francois mitterrand, a taste for intrigue. Anatomy of a nightmare, published by henry holt and company. Includes bibliographical references pages 461509 and index. Pol pot was an idealistic, reclusive figure with great charisma and personal charm. Philip short, bbc journalist and author of the new book, pol pot. Anatomy of a nightmare what happened and why 2005 tanyaantonio5495444.
Dubois an intelligent and compassionate account of the cambodian nightmare. In david chandlers excellent biography brother number one. He is the author of several books, among them the biographies of mao zedong. An idealistic and reclusive figure, pol pot sought to instill in his people values of moral purity and selfabnegation. Chandler casts light on the shadowy figure of pol pot, illuminating 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. The text sparkles with shrewdly plausible inferences mortared into a compelling narrative. Sadly it doesnt give any real explanation where the decision for genocide was made. Observing pol pot at close quarters during the one and only official visit he ever made abroad, to china in 1975, philip short was struck by the cambodian leaders charm and charisma. Although it oficially circulated on paperback but you still download it on other format or just read it online by click button bellow. It would be a gross injustice not to start this list with a sample of the better literature available on pol pot and the khmer rouge, and the terrible tragedy that racked cambodia in the 1970s.
He was struck by pol pot s charm and charisma, yet, soon after, the leader would emerge as the architect of one of the most radical and ruthless experiments in social engineering ever undertaken. He is the author of several books, among them the biographies of mao zedong, mao. Aboriginal, torres strait islander and other first nations people are advised that this catalogue contains names, recordings and images of deceased people and other content that may be culturally sensitive. He described the life of cambodias pol pot, the former leader of the khmer rouge who ruled.
Book by philip short entitled pol pot, the history of a nightmare. A gripping and definitive portrait of the man who headed one of the most enigmatic and terrifying regimes of modern times in the three and a half years of pol pot s rule, more than a million cambodians, a fifth of the countrys population, were executed or died from hunger. The hereditary monarch, king sihanouk, ruled in name only. Anatomy of a nightmare does what powers book can never bring itself to do calmly, patiently, document a single tragedy, start to finish. But in the process, cambodia desended into madness and his name became a byword for oppression. Philip short born 17 april 1945 is a british journalist and author. Pol pot by philip short overdrive rakuten overdrive. In the three and a half years of pol pot s rule, more than a million cambodians, a fifth of the countrys population, were executed or died from hunger. Yet pol pot s utopian experiments in social engineering would result in the death of one in every five cambodiansmore than a million people. Pol pot s role, especially as leader of the khmer rouge, is a useful focal point, but short is not fixated obsessively on him, and, when necessary which is much of the time, leaves him behind and goes. Philip short observed pol pot at close quarters during the one and only official visit pol ever made abroad, to china in 1975.
Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read pol pot. An idealistic and reclusive figure, pol pot sought to instill in his people values of moral purity and selfabnegation through a revolution of radical egalitarianism. The book is exhaustively detailed and very wellwritten. I have seen interviews on youtube where pol pot is simply denying all responsibility for the genocide. He has been a foreign correspondent for the times london, the economist, and the bbc in uganda, moscow, china, an.
Anatomy of a nightmare by philip short 2006, paperback at the best online prices at ebay. Pol pot is a book about cambodia during pol pot s lifetime, with short providing a very good historical overview of so much that went wrong. As a marxist, i was particularly interested in what short had to say about the origins of the political party, the cpk, that pol pot headed. Pol pot quotes showing 19 of 9 for if there is one lesson worth retaining from the travails of the cold war and the miseries it brought in its wake, it is the folly of.
Anatomy of a nightmare book pdf full pages pol pot anatomy of a nightmare book on paperback has been released. Anatomy of a nightmare gives extensive background information on pol. Philip short observing pol pot at close quarters during the one and only official visit he ever made abroad, to china in 1975, philip short was struck by the cambodian leaders charm and charisma. This hugely impressive book is more than just the life story of an individual. At 560 pages long, it covers the life of saloth sar his original khmer birth name from his fairly privileged childhood to his education academic and political to his taking of power and his life postkhmer rouge. He attempts to explain the rise and fall of the khmer rouge, also known as the communist party of kampuchea cpk. Anatomy of a nightmare by philip short librarything. In the threeandahalf years of his rule, more than a million people, a fifth of cambodias population, were executed or died from. This story begins when pol pot was simply saloth sar, a worthless student who consoled himself with rimbaud because marx was too hard. He initiated a revolution whose radical egalitarianism exceeded any other in history. The enigma of pol pot everyone who met pol pot always took particular note of the smiles that guarded the thoughts of one of the great criminals of the 20th century. Hear a conversation with phillip short about the life, mind, and legacy of pol pot, the creator of cambodias nightmare. Anatomy of a nightmare book online at best prices in india on. Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read.
Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then people will find new books that are right for them. Anatomy of a nightmare ebook written by philip short. Pol pot quotes by philip short goodreads share book. Anatomy of a nightmare and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. Cambodia entered the postww2 era chafing under a century of french colonialism. Anatomy of a nightmare is an exhaustive biography of the mastermind of the khmer rouge.
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