First They Killed My Father : A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers

Author : Loung Ung
Publisher : Harper Perennial
Publishing Place : United State
Publishing Date : 2006
Format : Paperback
Pages : 288
Language : English
ISBN-10 : 0060856262
ISBN-13 : 978-0060856267
Series : P.S.
Product Dimensions : 7.9 x 5.2 x 0.7 inches
Shipping Weight : 8 ounces
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ABSTRACT : One of seven children of a high-ranking government official, Loung Ung lived a privileged life in the Cambodian capital of Phnom Penh until the age of five. Then, in April 1975, Pol Pot's Khmer Rouge army stormed into the city, forcing Ung's family to flee and, eventually, to disperse. Loung was trained as a child soldier in a work camp for orphans, her siblings were sent to labor camps, and those who survived the horrors would not be reunited until the Khmer Rouge was destroyed.

Harrowing yet hopeful, Loung's powerful story is an unforgettable account of a family shaken and shattered, yet miraculously sustained by courage and love in the face of unspeakable brutality.

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When Broken Glass Floats : Growing Up Under the Khmer Rouge

Author : Chanrithy Him
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Publishing Place : New York
Edition : 1st
Publishing Date : 2001
Format : Paperback
Pages : 330
Language : English
ISBN-10 : 0393322106
ISBN-13 : 978-0393322101
Product Dimensions : 8.1 x 5.5 x 0.9 inches
Shipping Weight : 9.6 ounces
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ABSTRACT : In the Cambodian proverb, "when broken glass floats" is the time when evil triumphs over good. That time began in 1975, when the Khmer Rouge took power in Cambodia and the Him family began their trek through the hell of the "killing fields." In a mesmerizing story, Him vividly recounts a Cambodia where rudimentary labor camps are the norm and technology, such as cars and electricity, no longer exists. Death becomes a companion at the camps, along with illness. Yet through the terror, Chanrithy's family remains loyal to one another despite the Khmer Rouge's demand of loyalty only to itself. Moments of inexpressible sacrifice and love lead them to bring what little food they have to the others, even at the risk of their own lives. In 1979, "broken glass" finally sinks. From a family of twelve, only five of the Him children survive. Sponsored by an uncle in Oregon, they begin their new lives in a land that promises welcome to those starved for freedom.

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Cambodia's Curse : The Modern History of a Troubled Land

Author : Joel Brinkley
Publisher : PublicAffairs
Publishing Place : New York
Publishing Date : 2011
Format : Hardcover
Pages : 416
Language : English
ISBN-10 : 1586487876
ISBN-13 : 978-1586487874
Product Dimensions : 9.4 x 6.1 x 1.4 inches
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ABSTRACT : A generation after the Khmer Rouge, Cambodia shows every sign of having overcome its history--the streets of Phnom Penh are paved; skyscrapers dot the skyline. But under this façade lies a country still haunted by its years of terror.

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Cambodia History - Neth Sary

Author : Neth Sary
Publisher : ...
Publishing Place : Phnom Penh
Edition : ...
Publishing Date : 2011
Format : PDF
Pages : 175
Language : Khmer - English

Abstract : This book is writing about Cambodia history which prepared by collecting all document that is a publishing and published by Ministry of Youth and Education of Cambodia in order to additional document for students and researchers who want to more about Cambodia history.

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