Cambodia Report from a Stricken Land eBook Henry Kamm
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Observations on Cambodia’s last days of peace, the Khmer Rouge genocide, and the nation’s troubled present—from a Pulitzer Prize–winning correspondent.
With a controversial election won by the ruling party of Prime Minister Hun Sen—extending his more-than-thirty years in power—Cambodia is once again the focus of worldwide concern. But to understand Cambodia now, one must understand its past . . .
Based on his observations over three decades, Henry Kamm, Pulitzer Prize–winning New York Times Southeast Asia correspondent, unravels the complexities of this once-peaceful country. Kamm, the author of Dragon Ascending Vietnam and the Vietnamese, has provided an invaluable document a factual and personal account of Cambodia’s volatile history, giving the Western reader the first clear understanding of this magical land’s past and present.
With a controversial election won by the ruling party of Prime Minister Hun Sen—extending his more-than-thirty years in power—Cambodia is once again the focus of worldwide concern. But to understand Cambodia now, one must understand its past . . .
Based on his observations over three decades, Henry Kamm, Pulitzer Prize–winning New York Times Southeast Asia correspondent, unravels the complexities of this once-peaceful country. Kamm, the author of Dragon Ascending Vietnam and the Vietnamese, has provided an invaluable document a factual and personal account of Cambodia’s volatile history, giving the Western reader the first clear understanding of this magical land’s past and present.
Cambodia Report from a Stricken Land eBook Henry Kamm
This is the work of a lifetime, by Henry Kamm. His depth of experience and knowledge of the central players, over a course of more than 40 years, makes this a rivetting read.This is great, in-depth journalism, which provides a sweeping overview of the tragic fall of Cambodia from the 1950s until the late 1990s. While it is an intensely sad book, and provides little reason for hope at the end (in the 2011 afterword), it is a must read in order to have a basic understanding of the country.
I have immense respect for Henry Kamm after reading this book. One of the things that makes it so poignant, in light of the Khmer Rouge atrocities,is his own early childhood history of being raised as a Jew in Germany.
Warning: The book ends in 1998 and while it has a second publishing date of 2011, it has not been updated in 2011--just the inclusion of a 5-6 page Afterword.
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Cambodia Report from a Stricken Land eBook Henry Kamm Reviews
Total honesty is most frequently received as a slap in the face. Unfortunately, the recipient can never seem to understand how richly-deserved or well-intentioned the painful gesture might be. The "powers that be/were" in Cambodia, the United Nations, and the United States State Department, will only react with anger at the sting of Henry Kamm's assessment of the current state of affairs in Cambodia. But even that reaction would be an improvement over the past. "The insouciant Khmer smile that continued to beam when there was nothing to smile about" infected UNTAC, US diplomacy, and the international community immediately upon arrival in Cambodia. As Kamm aptly puts it, "UN officials stationed in the poorest countries of the world share an understandable inclination to work themselves into a constant state of determined optimism about their mission". The modern American "politician diplomat" is no different than his/her UN counterpart in that regard. Readers of "Why Vietnam Invaded Cambodia" by Stephen Morris will perhaps reach their own conclusions as to why only Vietnam will remain secretly pleased at Cambodia's fate.
Henry Kamm has made a major contribution with this remarkably blunt, decidedly angry work. Anyone interested in Cambodia should take Henry Kamm's words to heart.
Henry Kamm has prepared a well written, if somewhat basic account of events that ultimately led to the nearly total destruction of what was before 1970 one of the world's most enchanting and unspoiled nations. One can read in other reviews and elsewhere of the facts of the civil war, international manipulation and internal chaos that facilitated the all-out assault on a small though historically rich and proud culture. My reaction to Kamm's book is one of "aha - so that explains it" feelings. Kamm doesn't really address the reasons the Cambodian genocide reached the awful depths it did, but he quite clearly sets the historical stage behind the events. One area where Kamm excels is his presentation of American complicity in the eventual rise of Pol Pot's murderous regime and the USA's mind-boggling embracement of the remnant KR after the Vietnamese invasion in 1978-79. As an American, I realize that the USA has participated in any number of dubious and even immoral "foreign adventures". Kamm accurately describes Cambodia as a place that is ever so slowly trying to recover from one of the most egregious examples of institutionalized destruction in modern history. This is a book that is easy to read and pointed in its observations. It is also a book that should be required reading for any American who wishes to look beyond the typical flag waving, pseudo-patriotic expressions of US might in the world today. It is through education that better decisions may be made in the future, and Kamm's book is educational without being too politicized. I would have liked to see a little more emphasis placed on the longer term effects of the events in Cambodia, such as the very real possibility of the Khmer people ceasing to be a distinct culture, the land mines issues and the continued indifference of the major world powers to the Cambodian political situation. However, Kamm does imply that if the nation can actually be stabilized, the UN-facilitated, yes, facilitated, AIDS epidemic staunched and the Khmer Rouge remnants (including Hun Sen???) brought to justice, Cambodia may eventually return to its former self-sufficient, independent, charming self. One can only hope...
This is a great history through 90's but Cambodia has once again changed dramatically and has gotten past many of the seemingly crippling issues detailed in the book.
This is perhaps one of the best overviews of the pre and post "year zero" paradox of Cambodia's rich history. Anyone interested in the history of this country will find this work profoundly insightful.
Interestingly different viewpoint of a strange and fascinating time in history. But despite the insight that can be gained from hearing from the personal perspective of an outsider that had met many of the key figures, the overall story was somewhat cluttered and uncoordinated.
Worth a read if you are seeking an alternate viewpoint after studying the history elsewhere, but not as a first look after your first visit to Cambodia. And lets face it, anyone visiting that country will want to learn more!
I found this book very interesting, and the author has a specific view (that is well laid out, so no surprises). I learned a great deal about Cambodia, and would like to learn more about Pol Pot and the period when the Khmer Rouge were in power, which is covered well but not extensively in the book. However, I am giving this version just a three (the content probably deserves a 3.5 or 4), because the conversion is horrible. Spellings of names are wrong, sentences are incomplete, and it appears that whole paragraphs are missing. should fix this. Anyway, if you know nothing about Cambodia, this is a good place to start, just maybe get a physical copy of the book.
This is the work of a lifetime, by Henry Kamm. His depth of experience and knowledge of the central players, over a course of more than 40 years, makes this a rivetting read.
This is great, in-depth journalism, which provides a sweeping overview of the tragic fall of Cambodia from the 1950s until the late 1990s. While it is an intensely sad book, and provides little reason for hope at the end (in the 2011 afterword), it is a must read in order to have a basic understanding of the country.
I have immense respect for Henry Kamm after reading this book. One of the things that makes it so poignant, in light of the Khmer Rouge atrocities,is his own early childhood history of being raised as a Jew in Germany.
Warning The book ends in 1998 and while it has a second publishing date of 2011, it has not been updated in 2011--just the inclusion of a 5-6 page Afterword.
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