Dancing in Shadows: Sihanouk, the Khmer Rouge, and the United Nations in Cambodia - Couverture souple

Widyono, Benny

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0742555534 ISBN 13 : 9780742555532

Editeur : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2007

Synopsis

This fascinating book recounts the remarkable tale of a career U.N. official caught in the turmoil of international and domestic politics swirling around Cambodia after the fall of the Khmer Rouge. First as a member of the U.N. transitional authority and then as a personal envoy to the U.N. secretary-general, Benny Widyono re-creates the fierce battles for power centering on King Norodom Sihanouk, the Khmer Rouge, and Prime Minister Hun Sen. He also sets the international context, arguing that great-power geopolitics throughout the Cold War and post-Cold War eras triggered and sustained a tragedy of enormous proportions in Cambodia for decades, leading to a flawed peace process and the decline of Sihanouk as a dominant political figure. Putting a human face on international operations, this book will be invaluable reading for anyone interested in Southeast Asia, the role of international peacekeeping, and the international response to genocide.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Benny Widyono, born in Indonesia to ethnic Chinese parents, was a career UN diplomat. He was a peacekeeper with UNTAC from 1992 to 1993 and representative of the UN secretary-general in Cambodia from 1994 to 1997. He holds a Ph.D. in economics and wrote this book while a visiting scholar at the Kahin Center on Advanced Research on Southeast Asia at Cornell University.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Date d'édition: 2007
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0742555534
• ISBN 13: 9780742555532
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 356
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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