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Author: Claire Boobbyer, Andrew Spooner
Publisher: Footprint Handbooks
Publishing Date: 3rd Edition, January 25, 2011
Hardcover: 506 pages
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1907263160
ISBN-13: 978-1907263163
Format: Hardcover
Series: Footprint - Handbooks
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Vietnam, Cambodia & Laos Handbook, 3rd: Travel guide to Vietnam, Cambodia & Laos (Footprint - Handbooks)

By Admin | Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Author: Henry Kamm
Publisher: Arcade Publishing
Publishing Date: 1st Edition, April 18, 2011
Paperback: 288 pages
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1611451264
ISBN-13: 978-1611451269
Format: Hardcover, Paperback
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Cambodia: Report From a Stricken Land

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Author: DK Publishing
Publisher: DK Travel
Publishing Date: June 20, 2011
Paperback: 304 pages
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0756669774
ISBN-13: 978-0756669775
Format: Paperback
Series: EYEWITNESS TRAVEL GUIDE
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Cambodia & Laos (EYEWITNESS TRAVEL GUIDE)

By Admin | Monday, February 13, 2012

Author: Nick Ray
Publisher: Lonely Planet
Publishing Date: 2nd Edition, October 1, 2011
Paperback: 148 pages
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1741797209
ISBN-13: 978-1741797206
Format: Paperback
Series: Encounter
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Angkor Wat & Siem Reap Encounter

By Admin | Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Author: Chanrithy Him
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Publishing Date: April 2001
Paperback: 330 pages
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0393322106
ISBN-13: 978-0393322101
Format: Kindle Edition, Hardcover, Paperback
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Book Description
Chanrithy Him felt compelled to tell of surviving life under the Khmer Rouge in a way "worthy of the suffering which I endured as a child."
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. 15 black and whtie illustrations

When Broken Glass Floats: Growing Up Under the Khmer Rouge

By Admin | Saturday, January 14, 2012

Author: Beverley Palmer
Publisher: Rough Guides
Publishing Date: 4th Edition, August 1, 2011
Paperback: 360 pages
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1848368895
ISBN-13: 978-1848368897
Format: Paperback
Series: Rough Guide to Cambodia
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Book Description
"The Rough Guide to Cambodia" is the ultimate travel guide to this fascinating country with clear maps and detailed, informed coverage on the country's foremost tourist draw, the stunning temples of Angkor. As well as up-to-date, practical advice on where to stay and eat for all budgets, there's a comprehensive section on Cambodia's tasty cuisine and where to find a cookery course. 'Things Not To Miss' highlights where to go and what to do, while two full-colour sections, Festivals and Ceremonies and Temple Architecture, make sure you're well-informed. Whether it's relaxing on one of the country's sparkling, sandy beaches, trekking through the jungle, helping out at the elephant sanctuary or finding a homestay "The Rough Guide to Cambodia" is the only guide you'll need. Make the most of your holiday with "The Rough Guide to Cambodia".

The Rough Guide to Cambodia

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Author: Helen Ibbitson Jessup, Barry Brukoff
Publisher: Vendome Press
Publishing Date: November 1, 2011
Hardcover: 248 pages
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0865652627
ISBN-13: 978-0865652620
Format: Hardcover
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Book Description
The temples of Cambodia are among the most complex and imposing architectural creations in the world. This book invites the reader to experience those extraordinary sites through remarkable photographs and a text by a leading Khmer cultural historian. From modest brick structures in the seventh and eighth centuries, the temples became increasingly ambitious, setting the stage for the apogee of the Khmer empire and with it, the supreme architectural creation of Cambodia, Angkor Wat. Barry Brukoff’s splendid photographs not only record temples that have been destroyed but also offer a uniquely intimate insight into the Cambodian idiom, and with Helen Ibbitson Jessup’s expert text, allow readers to penetrate to the heart of the temples’ mystery.

Praise for Temples of Cambodia:
"Part of what makes Temples of Cambodia: The Heart of Angkor so appealing is its photographer's long-term vision and commitment." --The New York Times

'Temples of Cambodia: The Heart of Angkor' is a magnificent journey through the remnants of the least-known of the great world civilizations. . . .Though they take ruins as their subject, Mr. Brukoff's images capture the most timeless elements of Khmer ingenuity. Choosing a perspective above that makes the colonnades of Bayon, a Angkor temple, seem endless, he shows the plan behind the beauty." --The Wall Street Journal

Temples of Cambodia: The Heart of Angkor

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Author: Joanna Catherine Scott
Publisher: Mcfarland
Publishing Date: Reprint Edition, August 18, 2011
Paperback: 326 pages
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0786467401
ISBN-13: 978-0786467402
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Book Description
This poignant collection of oral histories tells the stories of nine Laotians, four Cambodians and nine Vietnamese: what their lives were like before 1975, what happened after the Communist takeover that made them decide to flee their native countries, and how they escaped. The storytellers (housewife, Amerasian child, schoolteacher, government clerk, military officer, security agent, Buddhist monk, artist) create a broad and moving picture of the new realities of contemporary Indochina.

Indochina's Refugees: Oral Histories from Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam

By Admin | Tuesday, December 27, 2011

Author: Joel Brinkley
Publisher: PublicAffairs
Publishing Date: April 12, 2011
Hardcover: 416 pages
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1586487876
ISBN-13: 978-1586487874
Format: Kindle Edition, Hardcover
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Book Description
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.

Joel Brinkley won a Pulitzer Prize for his reporting in Cambodia on the fall of the Khmer Rouge regime that killed one quarter of the nation's population during its years in power. In 1992, the world came together to help pull the small nation out of the mire. Cambodia became a United Nations protectorate--the first and only time the UN tried something so ambitious. What did the new, democratically-elected government do with this unprecedented gift?

In 2008 and 2009, Brinkley returned to Cambodia to find out. He discovered a population in the grip of a venal government. He learned that one-third to one-half of Cambodians who lived through the Khmer Rouge era have P.T.S.D.--and its afflictions are being passed to the next generation. His extensive close-up reporting in Cambodia's Curse illuminates the country, its people, and the deep historical roots of its modern-day behavior.

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

By Admin | Friday, December 16, 2011