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Author: Nawuth Keat, Martha Kendall
Publisher: National Geographic Children's Books
Publishing Date: 1st Edition, October 13, 2009
Hardcover: 112 pages
Language: English
ISBN-10: 142630515X
ISBN-13: 978-1426305153
Format: Kindle Edition, Hardcover
Reading level: Ages 12 and up
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Alive in the Killing Fields: Surviving the Khmer Rouge Genocide

By Admin | Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Author: Gregory A. Waldron
Publisher: Asian Literary Classics
Publishing Date: June 6, 2010
File Size: 683 KB
Language: English
ASIN: B003Q6D0LQ
Text-to-Speech: Enabled
Format: Kindle Edition
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God King of Angkor - a novel

By Admin | Monday, February 13, 2012

Author: Daniel White
Publisher: Frommers
Publishing Date: 1st Edition, March 1, 2010
Paperback: 352 pages
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0470497785
ISBN-13: 978-0470497784
Format: Kindle Edition, Paperback
Series: Frommer's Complete Guides (Book 729)
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Frommer's Cambodia and Laos (Frommer's Complete Guides)

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Author: Steven Yang
Publisher: Full Moon Books
Publishing Date: 1st Edition, March 20, 2005
Mass Market Paperback: 430 pages
Language: English
ISBN-10: 9749270509
ISBN-13: 978-9749270509
Format: Kindle Edition, Paperback
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Butterfly: An Erotic Odyssey - Thailand, Cambodia, Philippines (Sex in Southeast Asia)

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Author: Graham Saunders
Publisher: Kuperard
Publishing Date: October 7, 2008
Paperback: 168 pages
Language: English
ISBN-10: 185733471X
ISBN-13: 978-1857334715
Format: Kindle Edition, Paperback
Series: Culture Smart!
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Book Description
Culture Smart! provides essential information on attitudes, beliefs and behavior in different countries, ensuring that you arrive at your destination aware of basic manners, common courtesies, and sensitive issues. These concise guides tell you what to expect, how to behave, and how to establish a rapport with your hosts. This inside knowledge will enable you to steer clear of embarrassing gaffes and mistakes, feel confident in unfamiliar situations, and develop trust, friendships, and successful business relationships.

Culture Smart! offers illuminating insights into the culture and society of a particular country. It will help you to turn your visit-whether on business or for pleasure-into a memorable and enriching experience. Contents include:

* customs, values, and traditions
* historical, religious, and political background
* life at home
* leisure, social, and cultural life
* eating and drinking
* dos, don'ts, and taboos
* business practices
* communication, spoken and unspoken

"Culture Smart has come to the rescue of hapless travellers." Sunday Times Travel
"... the perfect introduction to the weird, wonderful and downright odd quirks and customs of various countries." Global Travel
"...full of fascinating-as well as common-sense-tips to help you avoid embarrassing faux pas." Observer
"...as useful as they are entertaining." Easyjet Magazine
"...offer glimpses into the psyche of a faraway world." New York Times

Cambodia - Culture Smart!: the essential guide to customs & culture

By Admin | Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Author: Spalding Gray
Publisher: Theatre Communications Group
Publishing Date: April 1, 2005
Paperback: 160 pages
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1559362545
ISBN-13: 978-1559362542
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Book Description
“It took courage to do what Spalding did—courage to make theatre so naked and unadorned, to expose himself in this way and fight the demons in public. In doing so, he entered our hearts—my heart—because he made his struggle my struggle. His life became my life.”—Eric Bogosian

“Virtuosic. A master writer, reporter, comic and playwright. Spalding Gray is a sit-down monologist with the soul of a stand-up comedian. A contemporary Gulliver, he travels the globe in search of experience and finds the ridiculous.”—The New York Times

In 2004, we mourned the loss of one of America’s true theatrical innovators. Spalding Gray took his own life by jumping from the Staten Island ferry into the waters of New York Harbor, finally succumbing to the impossible notion that he could in fact swim to Cambodia. At a memorial gathering for family, friends and fans at Lincoln Center in New York, his widow expressed the need to honor Gray’s legacy as an artist and writer for his children, as well as for future generations of fans and readers. Originally published in 1985, Swimming to Cambodia is reissued here 20 years later in a new edition as a tribute to Gray’s singular artistry.

Writer, actor and performer, Spalding Gray is the author of Sex and Death to the Age 14; Monster in a Box; It’s a Slippery Slope; Gray’s Anatomy and Morning, Noon and Night, among other works. His appearance in The Killing Fields was the inspiration for his Swimming to Cambodia, which was also filmed by Jonathan Demme.

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Swimming to Cambodia

By Admin | Sunday, January 15, 2012

Author: David Hill
Publisher: iGroup Press
Publishing Date: January 1, 2005
Paperback: 232 pages
Language: English
ISBN-10: 9749823109
ISBN-13: 978-9749823101
Format: Kindle Edition, Paperback
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Book Description
To ensure that you, the foreign resident, fleeting visitor or armchair traveller, enjoy your stay in Cambodia, this is a light hearted but practical guide to the Dos & Don’ts of this country.

Dos & Don'ts in Cambodia

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Author: Chanrithy Him
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Publishing Date: April 2001
Paperback: 330 pages
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0393322106
ISBN-13: 978-0393322101
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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: Nick Ray, Greg Bloom, Daniel Robinson
Publisher: Lonely Planet
Publishing Date: 7th Edition, August 1, 2010
Paperback: 376 pages
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1741794579
ISBN-13: 978-1741794571
Format: Kindle Edition, Paperback
Series: Country Travel Guide
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Book Description
Lonely Planet’s 7th edition of Cambodia will take you into the heart of Southeast Asia: beautiful beaches (without the tourist tide), remote wilds, subtle cuisine and elaborate temples. From the famed Angkor Wat to the old-world charms of Siem Reap and the ‘Phnomenal’ capital city of Phnom Penh – it’s all here. Lonely Planet guides are written by experts who get to the heart of every destination they visit. This fully updated edition is packed with accurate, practical and honest advice, designed to give you the information you need to make the most of your trip.

In This Guide:

Angkor revealed: we take you to the heart and soul of Cambodia
Go further with unrivalled coverage of increasingly popular Northwestern Cambodia
Green Index highlights best eco-friendly options

Lonely Planet Cambodia (Country Travel Guide)

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Author: Edward Alexander 1879- [from ol Powell (Creator)
Publisher: Nabu Press
Publishing Date: October 18, 2010
Paperback: 342 pages
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1172522073
ISBN-13: 978-1172522071
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Book Description
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.

Where The Strange Trails Go Down; Sulu, Borneo, Celebes, Bali, Java, Sumatra, Straits Settlements, Malay States, Siam, Cambodia, Annam, Cochin-china

By Admin | Thursday, December 29, 2011

Author: A.G. Armstrong
Format: Kindle Edition
File Size: 16003 KB
Print Length: 359 pages
Language: English
ASIN: B005VEZZ0U
Text-to-Speech: Enabled
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Product Description
History of Cambodia, History of Buddhism in Cambodia, Economic history of Cambodia, Military history of Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, Vietnamese people, South Vietnam.

History of Cambodia

By Admin | Wednesday, December 28, 2011

Author: Michael H. Hunt (Editor)
Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press
Publishing Date: January 21, 2010
Paperback: 256 pages
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0807859915
ISBN-13: 978-0807859919
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Book Description
An essential new resource for students and teachers of the Vietnam War, this concise collection of primary sources opens a valuable window on an extraordinarily complex conflict.

The materials gathered here, from both the American and Vietnamese sides, remind readers that the conflict touched the lives of many people in a wide range of social and political situations and spanned a good deal more time than the decade of direct U.S. combat. Indeed, the U.S. war was but one phase in a string of conflicts that varied significantly in character and geography. Michael Hunt brings together the views of the conflict's disparate players--from Communist leaders, Vietnamese peasants, Saigon loyalists, and North Vietnamese soldiers to U.S. policymakers, soldiers, and critics of the war. By allowing the participants to speak, this volume encourages readers to formulate their own historically grounded understanding of a still controversial struggle.

A Vietnam War Reader: A Documentary History from American and Vietnamese Perspectives

By Admin | Tuesday, December 27, 2011

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

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Author: Helen Churchill Candee, Kent Davis (Editor), Randy Bryan Bigham (Afterword)
Publisher: DatASIA, Inc.
Publishing Date: 1st Edition, June 30, 2008
Format: Kindle Edition, Hardcover, Paperback
File Size: 2475 KB
Print Length: 376 pages
Simultaneous Device Usage: Unlimited
Language: English
ASIN: B001W6Q6G8
Text-to-Speech: Enabled
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Product Description
"The tale of it is incredible; the wonder which is Angkor is unmatched in Asia." So begins Helen Churchill Candee's classic tale of Asian adventure. Today, readers can again experience the mystery of Cambodia's vast jungle temples through her eyes. Although Helen Candee is best known for surviving the sinking of the RMS Titanic, she walked with kings, presidents, the wealthy and the powerful. entertaining, educating and influencing them. This independent woman championed feminine equality and fought tirelessly for woman's rights. And, as a single woman, she traveled the Far East with a keen eye for detail, an inquisitive mind, and a sensitivity for local culture. Helen Candee's travelogue remains one of the most evocative English language accounts of the ancient Khmer capital. This expanded hardcover edition marks the first reissue of her complete 1924 work with more than 100 antique illustrations, an index and bibliography. For the first time in print, this edition also features an original biography of Helen Candee by historian Randy Bryan Bigham, and a reprint of Candee's original account of the Titanic disaster itself.

Angkor the Magnificent - Wonder City of Ancient Cambodia

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Author: John Burgess
Publisher: River Books Press Dist A C
Publishing Date: December 16, 2010
Paperback: 198 pages
Language: English
ISBN-10: 6167339015
ISBN-13: 978-6167339016
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Book Description
A personal and historic account of Sadok Kok Thom Temple, weaving in the archaeology of Angkor with the political turmoil of Cambodia during the 1960s-70s.

Stories in Stone: The Sdok Kok Thom Inscription and the Enigma of Khmer History

By Admin | Wednesday, December 21, 2011

Author: Gregor Mueller (Editor)
Publisher: Routledge
Publishing Date: May 25, 2006
Hardcover: 312 pages
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0415355621
ISBN-13: 978-0415355629
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Book Description
Colonial Cambodia's "Bad Frenchmen" provides a captivating analysis of the gradual establishment of French colonialism in the late nineteenth century. Drawing on new materials from French, Vietnamese and Cambodian archives, it reconstructs a time during which France struggled to give meaning and substance to its Protectorate over Cambodia.

It traces the lives of failed colonists – most notably Thomas Caramen, who all constituted a challenge to the colonial enterprise by muddling its social, cultural and racial boundaries. In its consideration of the critical role played by these colonists, this compelling book shifts away from governor-generals, grand discourses and the simple view of colonialism as ‘colonizers’ versus ‘colonized’, to explore how things actually worked themselves out on the ground. It examines in particular the 'civilizing mission' and educational initiatives; the slow destruction of the indigenous justice system; the policing of sexual relations between colonisers and colonized; the theft of Cambodian land and taxes by the colonizing power; and the brutal repression of resistance wherever and whenever it appeared.

Overall, Muller reveals the crucial role played by indigenous middlemen and marginal Europeans in the rise of the colonial state, and tells the fascinating tale of a Frenchman who came to represent everything that the colonial state dreaded.

Colonial Cambodia's 'Bad Frenchmen': The rise of French rule and the life of Thomas Caraman, 1840-87 (Routledge Studies in the Modern History of Asia)

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Author: Loung Ung
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Publishing Date: April 4, 2006
Paperback: 288 pages
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0060856262
ISBN-13: 978-0060856267
Format: Kindle Edition, Hardcover, Paperback, Audio, CD, Audiobook, MP3 Audio, Unabridged, Audible Audio Edition, Unabridged
Series: P.S.
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Book Description
One of seven children of a high-ranking government official, Loung Ung lived a privileged life in the Cambodian capital of Phnom Penh until the age of five. Then, in April 1975, Pol Pot's Khmer Rouge army stormed into the city, forcing Ung's family to flee and, eventually, to disperse. Loung was trained as a child soldier in a work camp for orphans, her siblings were sent to labor camps, and those who survived the horrors would not be reunited until the Khmer Rouge was destroyed.

Harrowing yet hopeful, Loung's powerful story is an unforgettable account of a family shaken and shattered, yet miraculously sustained by courage and love in the face of unspeakable brutality.

First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers

By Admin | Sunday, December 18, 2011

Author: Alexander Laban Hinton, Robert Jay Lifton
Publisher: University of California Press
Publishing Date: 1st Edition, December 6, 2004
Paperback: 382 pages
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0520241797
ISBN-13: 978-0520241794
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Series: California Series in Public Anthropology
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Book Description
Of all the horrors human beings perpetrate, genocide stands near the top of the list. Its toll is staggering: well over 100 million dead worldwide. Why Did They Kill? is one of the first anthropological attempts to analyze the origins of genocide. In it, Alexander Hinton focuses on the devastation that took place in Cambodia from April 1975 to January 1979 under the Khmer Rouge in order to explore why mass murder happens and what motivates perpetrators to kill. Basing his analysis on years of investigative work in Cambodia, Hinton finds parallels between the Khmer Rouge and the Nazi regimes. Policies in Cambodia resulted in the deaths of over 1.7 million of that country's 8 million inhabitants--almost a quarter of the population--who perished from starvation, overwork, illness, malnutrition, and execution. Hinton considers this violence in light of a number of dynamics, including the ways in which difference is manufactured, how identity and meaning are constructed, and how emotionally resonant forms of cultural knowledge are incorporated into genocidal ideologies.

Why Did They Kill?: Cambodia in the Shadow of Genocide

By Admin | Saturday, December 17, 2011

Author: Loung Ung
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Publishing Date: April 11, 2006
Paperback: 268 pages
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0060733950
ISBN-13: 978-0060733957
Format: Kindle Edition, Library Binding, Paperback
Series: P.S.
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Book Description
After enduring years of hunger, deprivation, and devastating loss at the hands of the Khmer Rouge, ten-year-old Loung Ung became the "lucky child," the sibling chosen to accompany her eldest brother to America while her one surviving sister and two brothers remained behind. In this poignant and elegiac memoir, Loung recalls her assimilation into an unfamiliar new culture while struggling to overcome dogged memories of violence and the deep scars of war. In alternating chapters, she gives voice to Chou, the beloved older sister whose life in war-torn Cambodia so easily could have been hers. Highlighting the harsh realities of chance and circumstance in times of war as well as in times of peace, Lucky Child is ultimately a testament to the resilience of the human spirit and to the salvaging strength of family bonds.

Lucky Child: A Daughter of Cambodia Reunites with the Sister She Left Behind

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Author: Karen J. Coates
Publisher: McFarland & Company
Publishing Date: March 2005
Paperback: 392 pages
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0786420510
ISBN-13: 978-0786420513
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Book Description
Cambodia has never recovered from its Khmer Rouge past. The genocidal regime of 1975–1979 and the following two decades of civil war ripped the country apart. This work examines Cambodia in the aftermath, focusing on Khmer people of all walks of life and examining through their eyes key facets of Cambodian society, including the ancient Angkor legacy, relations with neighboring countries (particularly the strained ones with the Vietnamese), emerging democracy, psychology, violence, health, family, poverty, the environment, and the nation’s future.

Along with print sources, research is drawn from hundreds of interviews with Cambodians, including farmers, royalty, beggars, teachers, monks, orphanage heads, politicians, and non-native experts on Cambodia. Dozens of exquisite photographs of Cambodian people and places illustrate the work, which concludes with a glossary of Cambodian words, people, places and names, and an appendix of organizations providing aid to Cambodia.

Cambodia Now: Life In the Wake of War

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