Presents a carefully researched analysis of the Democratic Kampuchea regime of Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge (1975-79) and the early years of the People's Republic of Kampuchea (1979-89). This book presents a fresh interpretation based on the earliest primary sources - interviews with the Khmer people themselves.
Revision of the author's thesis (Ph. D.) entitled: Cambodia in the reign of King Sisowath, 1904-1927. Includes bibliographical references (p. [319]-339) and index. Monash papers on Southeast Asia ; no. 37.
Contents : 1. The first "protectorate": France and Cambodia 2. Into the quagmire: America and Indochina before Geneva 3. The pursuit of neutrality: Cambodia and the powers, 1954-1966 4. The erosion of neutrality: America and the rise of the Cambodian right, 1966-1969 5. A gamble that failed: Sihanouk and the Cambodian right, 1969-March 1970 6. From nationalism to revolution: the coup an…
Contents : The third Indochina conflict : introduction / David W.P. Elliott The Kampuchean-Vietnamese conflict / Stephen P. Heder Vietnamese policy and the Indochina crisis / Gareth Porter Vietnam's "boat people" / Charles Benoit China's strategy toward Vietnam and its implications for the United States / Robert G. Sutter The strategic triangle and the Indochina crisis / Banning Garrett …