Anatomy of a nightmare from the worlds largest community of readers. Short is excellent at coining pithy summations of political. May 17, 2006 his book is more than a biography of pol pot. Pol pot is a book about cambodia during pol pot s lifetime, with short providing a very good historical overview of so much that went wrong. S, russia, vietnam, cambodia etc etcits lists every person ever put into a political spot, no matter how. The book is exhaustively detailed and very wellwritten. He is the author of several books, among them the biographies of mao zedong, mao. Philip shorts pol pot is an almanac of extermination that achieves the near impossible feat of translating madness into logic. Sep 05, 2000 philip short observed pol pot at close quarters during the one and only official visit pol ever made abroad, to china in 1975. Anatomy of a nightmare book pdf full pages pol pot anatomy of a nightmare book on paperback has been released. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
The hereditary monarch, king sihanouk, ruled in name only. Yet pol pot s utopian experiments in social engineering would. Loung ung is the author of first they killed my father. This story begins when pol pot was simply saloth sar, a worthless student who consoled himself with rimbaud because marx was too hard. Anatomy of a nightmare, published by henry holt and company.
He was struck by pol pot s charm and charisma, yet, soon after, the leader would emerge as the architect of one of the most radical and ruthless experiments in social engineering ever undertaken. Anatomy of a nightmare kindle edition by philip short author visit amazons philip short page. It would be a gross injustice not to start this list with a sample of the better literature available on pol pot and the khmer rouge, and the terrible tragedy that racked cambodia in the 1970s. He described the life of cambodias pol pot, the former leader of the khmer rouge who ruled. In the threeandahalf years of his rule, more than a million people, a fifth of cambodias population, were executed or died. David levering lewis, pulitzer prizewinning author of w. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read pol pot.
Anatomy of a nightmare book online at best prices in india on. In david chandlers excellent biography brother number one. Pol pot was an idealistic, reclusive figure with great charisma and personal charm. Pol pot s role, especially as leader of the khmer rouge, is a useful focal point, but short is not fixated obsessively on him, and, when necessary which is much of the time, leaves him behind and goes. Anatomy of a nightmare does what powers book can never bring itself to do calmly, patiently, document a single tragedy, start to finish. Philip short observed pol pot at close quarters during the one and only official visit pol ever made abroad, to china in 1975. Anatomy of a nightmare by philip short 2006, paperback at the best online prices at ebay. Pol pot anatomy of a nightmare by philip short illustrated. He initiated a revolution whose radical egalitarianism exceeded any other in history. A gripping and definitive portrait of the man who headed one of the most enigmatic and terrifying regimes of modern timesin the three and a half years of pol pot s rule, more than a million cambodians, a fifth of the countrys population, were executed or died from hunger. My first book about cambodia, pol pots smile, deals with the khmer rouges devastating. Sadly it doesnt give any real explanation where the decision for genocide was made. I remember the first time i saw the killing fields at choeung ek. Anatomy of a nightmare, he has drawn on hundreds of hours of interviews with former khmer rouge leaders, as well as documents in khmer, chinese, russian, french, and vietnamese, to produce what is certainly one of the most importantand thoroughly readableworks on pol pot and modern cambodian history.
At 560 pages long, it covers the life of saloth sar his original khmer birth name from his fairly privileged childhood to his education academic and political to his taking of power and his life postkhmer rouge. Philip short a portrait of the cambodian despot whose rule saw the deaths of onefifth of the countrys population documents how pol pot s beliefs about moral purity, selfabnegation, and utopian prosperity. Pdf pol pot anatomy of a nightmare by philip short download. Nov 06, 2016 he is the author of several books, among them the biographies of mao zedong, mao. What the reader of a pol pot biography mainly wants to know is whether the egregious savagery of cambodian communism had its origins, or some of them, in the personality of the leader. Anatomy of a nightmare is an exhaustive biography of the mastermind of the khmer rouge.
Philip short observing pol pot at close quarters during the one and only official visit he ever made abroad, to china in 1975, philip short was struck by the cambodian leaders charm and charisma. Feb 08, 2005 a gripping and definitive portrait of the man who headed one of the most enigmatic and terrifying regimes of modern times in the three and a half years of pol pot s rule, more than a million cambodians, a fifth of the countrys population, were executed or died from hunger. Pol pot was a man so complicated that no book, no friend, no relative could describe him enough clearly. Anatomy of a nightmare by philip short librarything. Anatomy of a nightmare, and francois mitterrand, a taste for intrigue.
The history of a nightmare new ed by short, philip isbn. Cambodias murderous mystery man the new york times. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Anatomy of a nightmare ebook written by philip short. I have seen interviews on youtube where pol pot is simply denying all responsibility for the genocide. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. Anatomy of a nightmare by philip short 2005, hardcover at the best online prices at ebay.
Apr 25, 20 pol pot was an idealistic, reclusive figure with great charisma and personal charm. But in the process, cambodia desended into madness and his name became a byword for oppression. Anatomy of a nightmare on your kindle in under a minute. Cambodia entered the postww2 era chafing under a century of french colonialism. His book will make the bustling city more comprehensible though it remains as overwhelming as ever. Search for library items search for lists search for contacts search for a library. While short relates pols colleagues assertions that he was an engaging speaker, the remarks do little to allow the reader to gain a visceral feel for his persuasiveness. Check out other translated books in french, spanish languages. Though daunting in length, shorts book offers a copiously wellresearched and. Anatomy of a nightmare by philip short, paperback barnes. Dubois an intelligent and compassionate account of the cambodian nightmare. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Philip short observed pol pot at close quarters during the one and only of.
Pol pot quotes by philip short goodreads share book. In the threeand a half years of his rule, more than a million people, a fifth of. Short is excellent at coining pithy summations of political motives that ring humanly true. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading. The text sparkles with shrewdly plausible inferences mortared into a compelling narrative. In three years under the khmer rouge an estimated one and a half. Anatomy of a nightmare gives extensive background information on pol. Observing pol pot at close quarters during the one and only official visit he ever made abroad, to china in 1975, philip short was struck by the cambodian leaders charm and charisma. An idealistic and reclusive figure, pol pot sought to instill in his people values of moral purity and selfabnegation. The history of a nightmare hardcover september 30, 2004. Pdf pol pot anatomy of a nightmare by philip short. Although it oficially circulated on paperback but you still download it on other format or just read it online by click button bellow. Despite pulling together as much information on pol pot as were ever likely to see, the source of his power remains as much of an enigma after reading the book as before. Observing pol pot at close quarters during the one and only official visit he ever.
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