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In this concise and compelling history, Cambodia s past is described in vivid detail, from the richness of the Angkorean empire through the dark ages of the 18th and early-19th centuries, French colonialism, independence, the Vietnamese conflict, the Pol Pot regime, and its current incarnation as atroubled democracy. With energetic writing and passion for the subject, John Tullycovers the full sweep of Cambodian history, explaining why this land of contrasts remains an interesting enigma to the international community. Detailingthe depressing record of war, famine, and invasion that hasthreatened to destroy Cambodia, this discussion shows its survivalto bea testament to the resilience of the human spirit."
