Brother number one
Subtitle: a political biography of Pol Pot
By: David P. Chandler.
Edition: Rev. ed.
Publisher: Westview Press
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Boulder, Colo
Language: eng
Number of pages: 260
Subjects: Pol Pot; Prime ministers -- Cambodia -- Biography; Cambodia -- Politics and government
Other titles: Brother number 1
Description: In Cambodia's recent, tragic past, no figure looms larger or more ominously than that of Pol Pot. In this revised edition of the first book-length study of the man, the historian David P. Chandler throws light on the shadowy figure of Pol Pot, illuminating the ideas and behavior of this enigmatic man and his entourage against the background of post-World War II events, providing a key to understanding this horrific, period of Cambodian history.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 203-248) and index.