Cambodia's Curse - Couverture souple

Brinkley, Joel

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1610391837 ISBN 13 : 9781610391832

Editeur : PublicAffairs, 2012

Synopsis

Cambodia's Curse The author won a Pulitzer Prize for his coverage of Cambodia in 1979. When he returned, 30 years later, he found a people in the grip of a venal government that refused to provide even the most basic services without a bribe. In this title, he illuminates the real Cambodia, its people, and the deep historical roots of its present day plight. Full description

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

A Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist describes how Cambodia emerged from the harrowing years when a quarter of its population perished under the Khmer Rouge.

A generation after genocide, Cambodia seemed on the surface to have overcome its history--the streets of Phnom Penh were paved; skyscrapers dotted the skyline. But under this façade lies a country still haunted by its years of terror.

Although the international community tried to rebuild Cambodia and introduce democracy in the 1990s, in the country remained in the grip of a venal government. Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Joel Brinkley learned that almost a half of Cambodianswho lived through the Khmer Rouge era suffered from P.T.S.D.--and had passed their trauma to the next generation. His extensive close-up reporting in Cambodia's Curse illuminates the country, its people, and the deep historical roots of its modern-day behavior.

Revue de presse :

"Brinkley cuts a clear narrative path through the bewildering, cynical politics and violent social life of one of the worlds most brutalized and hard-up countries."―Foreign Affairs, May/June 2011

"An excellent...account of a country whose historic poverty, exacerbated by the Vietnam War, remains remarkably unchanged."―Kirkus, February 15, 2011

"A riveting piece of literary reportage."―Publishers Weekly

"A heartbreaking but vital status report on a people who deserve far better."―Booklist

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: PublicAffairs
• Date d'édition: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1610391837
• ISBN 13: 9781610391832
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 416