About this title: In the history of the 20th century, the horrors of the Pol Pot regime in what was once known as Cambodia and later as Kampuchea are ranked with those of Hitler and Stalin in order to convey their magnitude and scope. Yet, like those two other dictators, Pol Pot's life and career have an elusive quality that defies the historical record. When ...
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Holt Paperbacks
Date Published: 2006-01-10
ISBN-13:9780805080063ISBN:0805080066
Description: Good. Minimal damage to the cover, dust jacket not necessarily included minimal wear to binding, majority of pages undamaged, minimal to no highlighting/underlining of text, no missing p. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Holt Paperbacks
Date Published: 2006-01-10
ISBN-13:9780805080063ISBN:0805080066
Description: Very good. Very minimal damage to the cover (no holes or tears, only minimal scuff marks), in some instances dust jackets are not included, no missing pages, minimal to no highlighting/under. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Holt Paperbacks
Date Published: 2006-01-10
ISBN-13:9780805080063ISBN:0805080066
Description: Like New. May be shiny, in some instances dust jackets are not included, no missing pages, no damage to binding, may have a remainder mark. read more
Description: Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Very Good. Great condition for a used book! Minimal wear. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
"This book is definitely dense and gets caught up in individual details, but if you're interested in the subject matter (in this case Cambodia, Pol Pot, and the Khmer Rouge) it is definitely worth the read. Other people have said as much, but the book is more History and less Biographical. This says more about Pol Pot than it does about the book itself. Overall, I'm really glad I got to read this book and feel better for it :)"
"It provides an interesting take on Cambodian history more than on Pol Pot, but occasionally gets bogged down in details on political maneuverings. Those pages might have been better spent supporting some of his more controversial claims with more substantive evidence, for example, that Khmer culture is particularly prone to brutality, or that the mass starvation under the Khmer Rouge was essentially accidental."
"Very detailed biography of one of the most bizarre and maniacal despots in world history. The author tried very hard to get to the "why" as much as the "who" and did a better job of the latter than the former. That said, I'm not sure anyone will ever be able to explain the "why"."
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