Cambodia Now
Subtitle: Life In the Wake of War
Publisher: McFarland & Company
Published: March 2005
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 392
ISBN-13: 9780786420513
Subjects: Asian / Middle Eastern history: postwar, from c 1945 -; History - General History; Cambodia; History; History: World; Asia - Southeast Asia; Asia - General; World - General; 1979-; Description and travel; Social conditions
First sentence: He hobbles in the dark, an elusive shadow of one leg and one crutch, the whisphery glow of a cigarette held in his mouth.
Description: "This work examines Cambodian life 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"--Provided by publisher.