Dancing in shadows
Subtitle: Sihanouk, the Khmer Rouge, and the United Nations in Cambodia
By: Benny Widyono.
Series: Asia/Pacific/perspectives; Asian voices; Asian voices (Rowman and Littlefield, Inc.)
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Lanham
Language: eng
Number of pages: 323
ISBN-13: 9780742555525; 9780742555532
Subjects: Widyono, Benny, -- 1936-; Norodom Sihanouk, -- Prince, -- 1922-; United Nations -- Cambodia; Party of Democratic Kampuchea; Cambodia -- Politics and government -- 1979-
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 301-310) and index.
Table of contents: title: pt. 1. The view from the field, 1992-1993. When the world "invaded" Cambodia ; A glimpse into the past ; The intricate dance of governance ; We stared at each other and I blinked ; The Khmer Rouge derail demobilization ; The rocky road to elections ; A vote for peace?; title: pt. 2. A UN envoy in Phnom Penh, 1994-1997. Not enough actors for the play ; The king reigns but does not rule ; A mysterious coup attempt ; Is there an Asian model for development? ; A puppet prime minister? ; Toward a climax ; The final showdown.