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Author : Nicholas Tarling
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 375 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Cambodia
ISBN : 9971698242
Author : Nicholas Tarling
Publisher : NUS Press
Page : 390 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2014-07-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9789971697075
Diplomatic relations between Cambodia and Britain at the height of the Cold War provide unique insights into the overall foreign policies of both nations. King Norodom Sihanouk's strategy of preserving the independence and integrity of Cambodia through a policy of neutrality grew ever more challenging as the Cold War heated up in Indochina and conflict in Vietnam became a proxy war between the superpowers. Despite its alliance with the United States, Britain's diplomatic objectives in the region largely aligned with Cambodia's, and British criticism of US policy towards Cambodia was a problem in the alliance. British diplomatic records present a fascinating window into Cambodian decision-making, and the rationale behind Sihanouk's sometimes apparently irrational policies. The reports yield new insights into Sihanouk's efforts to sustain Cambodia's integrity vis-ˆ-vis its more powerful neighbours. Equally, a fine-grained analysis of British-Cambodia relations reveals much about the dynamics of British foreign policy in the period. Britain's ultimate dependence on its powerful American ally limited its influence in the region. After 1967, indeed, it ceased to have a strategic role. Over the period, British frustrations grew, even as it remained consistent in its foreign policy objectives and approaches.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 562 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Asia
ISBN : UOM:39015074064372
Author : David Porter Chandler
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1991-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 0300057520
The political history of Cambodia between 1945 and 1979, which culminated in the devastating revolutionary excesses of the Pol Pot regime, is one of unrest and misery. This book by David P. Chandler is the first to give a full account of this tumultuous period. Drawing on his experience as a foreign service officer in Phnom Penh, on interviews, and on archival material. Chandler considers why the revolution happened and how it was related to Cambodia's earlier history and to other events in Southeast Asia. He describes Cambodia's brief spell of independence from Japan after the end of World War II; the long and complicated rule of Norodom Sihanouk, during which the Vietnam War gradually spilled over Cambodia's borders; the bloodless coup of 1970 that deposed Sihanouk and put in power the feeble, pro-American government of Lon Nol; and the revolution in 1975 that ushered in the radical changes and horrors of Pol Pot's Communist regime. Chandler discusses how Pol Pot and his colleagues evacuated Cambodia's cities and towns, transformed its seven million people into an unpaid labor force, tortured and killed party members when agricultural quotas were unmet, and were finally overthrown in the course of a Vietnamese military invasion in 1979. His book is a penetrating and poignant analysis of this fierce revolutionary period and the events of the previous quarter-century that made it possible.
Author : United States. Central Intelligence Agency
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1963
Category : World politics
ISBN : OSU:32435063986822
Author : Leslie Fielding
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2007-10-24
Category : History
ISBN : 9780857710789
This is a gripping portrait of a country poised between peace and war. In the mid-1960s, Cambodia's position within South East Asia was highly vulnerable. The Americans were embroiled in war in Vietnam, the Viet Cong were gaining clandestine control over Cambodian frontier areas, while the Cambodian government - under the leadership of a charming but difficult Head of State, Prince Norodom Sihanouk - wanted nothing more than to preserve their neutrality and keep out of the war. Highly distrustful of any perceived foreign interference, the Cambodians had even rioted and attacked the American and British Embassies in Phnom Penh and their debris was still strewn on the streets when Leslie Fielding arrived in the city. Yet against this grim and dramatic backdrop, the daily round of international foreign policy somehow had to continue and "Before the Killing Fields" offers a compelling and fascinating account of how this was achieved. As well as a political history this is also a portrait of an exotic but overlooked country at a critical stage in its development. Violence, intrigue and even the supernatural mingle with issues of day-to-day management and office morale. From diplomatic meetings conducted in opium dens and dancing lessons with beautiful princesses at the Royal Palace to candid portraits of the rest of the international community of Phnom Penh, "Before the Killing Fields" is an illuminating insight into a lost world.
Author : S. Steinberg
Publisher : Springer
Page : 1752 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2016-12-27
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780230270961
The classic reference work that provides annually updated information on the countries of the world.
Author : Julia Pascal
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 133 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2005-08-15
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781135305369
First Published in 1996. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Author : Kenton Clymer
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 253 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2004-07-31
Category : History
ISBN : 9781134358991
Spanning from the first US contacts with Cambodia in the 19th century up until the late 1960s and the outbreak of war with Vietnam, this book is the first to systematically explore American relations with Cambodia. A discussion of adventurers, tourists and missionaries initially sets the scene for the analysis of official relations which began in 1950. The book traces how relations with Cambodia's king, Norodom Sihanouk, were often troubled as Sihanouk strove to keep his country out of the Cold War even when pressured by the US to join the battle against communism.
Author : Brian Nugent
Publisher : Brian Nugent
Page : 399 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2007-10-29
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9780955681202
Inspired by the book Stasiland, this work is an attempt to see if some of the state practices that flourished in Communist Eastern Europe might be replicated in modern Ireland. It goes into the question of intelligence agencies, what agencies are active in Ireland, how they harass dissidents, their use of modern technology and their role in secretly supporting paramilitary groups in Ireland and around the world. It includes a lot of first hand testimony of state harassment, and even torture, which is on a par with what happened in countries like East Germany. Finally it concludes with some searching questions about the real government policies being pursued in Ireland.
Author : Charles Arnold-Baker
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 1410 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2015-07-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317400394
First published in 1996, this comprehensive guide to the history of Britain and its peoples will be indispensable reading for the general enthusiast, as well as students. It is packed full of fascinating detail on everything from Hadrian’s Wall to the Black Death to Tony Blair. The book was assembled over more than thirty years and has seen updates in three editions. "He has done for historical encyclopaedias what Samuel Johnson did for dictionaries." Andrew Roberts, The Daily Telegraph "An astonishing synthesis of information." Roger Scruton, The Times "An astonishing achievement, a compelling book for dipping into, a splendid work." Simon Hoggart, The Guardian "This marvellous book, which contains tens of thousands of historical facts will enlighten, amuse, and inform. Every home should have one." Simon Heffer, The Daily Mail "If you were marooned on that mythical desert island with only one history book, this would be the one to take. Buy three copies – one for the children, one for the grandchildren- and one for yourself." John Charmley, The Daily Telegraph
Author : British Library (London),Jim Emmett
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 536 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : Reference
ISBN : UOM:39015082939706
Author : William J. Rust
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
Page : 375 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2016-06-10
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780813167442
This volume examines the United States' efforts to lure Cambodia from neutrality to alliance during the Eisenhower presidency. William J. Rust conclusively demonstrates that, as with Laos in 1958 and 1960, covert intervention in the internal political affairs of neutral Cambodia proved to be a counterproductive tactic for advancing the United States' anticommunist goals.
Author : S. Steinberg,J. Paxton
Publisher : Springer
Page : 1575 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2016-12-28
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780230270985
The classic reference work that provides annually updated information on the countries of the world.
Author : William J. H. Hough
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Acquisition of territory
ISBN : STANFORD:36105070102160
