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Author : John P. Armstrong
Publisher : New York : Walker
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1964
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015005561421
Author : Prince Norodom Sihanouk,Peter Schier,Manola Schier-Oum
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Cambodia
ISBN : STANFORD:36105081716057
Author : Prince Norodom Sihanouk
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1971
Category : Cambodia
ISBN : UCAL:B4204111
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 470 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1976-03-29
Category : China
ISBN : UGA:32108054185023
Author : Milton Osborne
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1994-03-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0824816390
In 1941 Norodom Sihanouk ascended the Cambodian throne, supported by the French with the intent that he be their puppet king. Milton Osborne traces the complete background leading to this event, and then follows Sihanouk's remarkable growth to political maturity: his transformation from a dilettante king to a vigorous and sometimes ruthless politician. Fully acknowledging his remarkable energy, the book shows how the early years of Sihanouk's successes turned sour as, unwilling to share responsibility, he gradually alienated politicians on both the left and the right. Convinced that he alone knew what was best for Cambodia, his repression of dissent became more vicious and led finally to his overthrow in 1970.
Author : Nicholas Tarling
Publisher : NUS Press
Page : 390 pages
File Size : 55,9 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 : Army Library (U.S.)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 459 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1972
Category : Asia, Southeastern
ISBN : UOM:39015090985279
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 440 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Daily report
ISBN : MSU:31293016724803
Author : United States. Central Intelligence Agency
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1963
Category : World politics
ISBN : OSU:32435063986822
Author : William J. Rust
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
Page : 349 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2016-06-10
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780813167459
This historical study examines America’s Cold War diplomacy and covert operations intended to lure Cambodia from neutrality to alliance. Although most Americans paid little attention to Cambodia during Dwight D. Eisenhower’s presidency, the global ideological struggle with the Soviet Union guaranteed US vigilance throughout Southeast Asia. Cambodia’s leader, Norodom Sihanouk, refused to take sides in the Cold War, a policy that disturbed US officials. From 1953 to 1961, his government avoided the political and military crises of neighboring Laos and South Vietnam. However, relations between Cambodia and the United States suffered a blow in 1959 when Sihanouk discovered CIA involvement in a plot to overthrow him. The failed coup only increased Sihanouk’s power and prestige, presenting new foreign policy challenges in the region. In Eisenhower and Cambodia, William J. Rust demonstrates that covert intervention in the political affairs of Cambodia proved to be a counterproductive tactic for advancing the United States’ anticommunist goals. Drawing on recently declassified sources, Rust skillfully traces the impact of “plausible deniability” on the formulation and execution of foreign policy. His meticulous study not only reveals a neglected chapter in Cold War history but also illuminates the intellectual and political origins of US strategy in Vietnam and the often-hidden influence of intelligence operations in foreign affairs.
Author : Matthew Jagel
Publisher : Cornell University Press
Page : 263 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2023-05-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781501769344
Khmer Nationalist is a political history of Cambodia from World War II until 1975, examining the central role of Sõn Ngọc Thành. It is a story of nationalistic independence movements, political intrigue, coup attempts, war, and American intelligence. The rise of Cambodian nationalism, the brief period of Japanese dominance, the fight for independence from France, and the establishment of ties with the United States that kept Sihanouk on edge until his downfall—in all of these, as Matthew Jagel shows, Thành was fundamental. Khmer Nationalist reveals how Cambodian nationalism grew during the twilight of French colonialism and faced new geopolitical challenges during the Cold War. Thành's story brings greater understanding to the end of French colonialism in Cambodia, nationalism in post-colonial societies, Cold War realities for countries caught between competing powers, and how the United States responded while the Vietnam War intensified.
Author : United States. Consulate General (Hong Kong, China)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 506 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1974-03
Category : China
ISBN : OSU:32435021909015
Author : Leslie Fielding
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 47,6 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 : Robert J. McMahon
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : History
ISBN : 0231108818
The most complete picture to date of how U.S. strategies of containment and empire-building spiraled out of control in Southeast Asia, investigating also how the demoralizing experience of Vietnam radically undermined U.S. enthusiasm for the region in a strategic sense.
Author : Astrid Noren-Nilsson
Publisher : Cornell University Press
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2018-08-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9781501725944
Cambodia's Second Kingdom is an exploration of the role of nationalist imaginings, discourses, and narratives in Cambodia since the 1993 reintroduction of a multiparty democratic system. Competing nationalistic imaginings are shown to be a more prominent part of party political contestation in the Kingdom of Cambodia than typically believed. For political parties, nationalistic imaginings became the basis for strategies to attract popular support, electoral victories, and moral legitimacy. Astrid Norén-Nilsson uses uncommon sources, such as interviews with key contemporary political actors, to analyze Cambodia’s postconflict reconstruction politics. This book exposes how nationalist imaginings, typically understood to be associated with political opposition, have been central to the reworking of political identities and legitimacy bids across the political spectrum. Norén-Nilsson examines the entanglement of notions of democracy and national identity and traces out a tension between domestic elite imaginings and the liberal democratic framework in which they operate