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Facing the Khmer Rouge : A Cambodian Journey /
As a child growing up in Cambodia, Ronnie Yimsut played among the ruins of the Angkor Wat temples, surrounded by a close-knit community. As the Khmer Rouge gained power and began its genocidal reign of terror, his life became a nightmare. In this stunning memoir, Yimsut describes how, in the wake of...
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New Brunswick, New Jersey :
Rutgers University Press,
2011.
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| 505 | 0 | 0 | |t Foreword / |r David P. Chandler, Ph. D. -- |t Preface: Between Worlds -- |t Acknowledgments: A Book Is Born -- |t Family Tree of Ranachith ("Ronnie") Yimsut -- |t Chronology -- |g 1. |t Childhood Idyll: Siem Reap -- |g 2. |t Bamboo in the Wind: Regime Change in Siem Reap -- |g 3. |t An Uncivil War: Heavy Shelling in Siem Reap -- |g 4. |t Shocks and Surprises: Angkor Wat and Domdek -- |g 5. |t A Time of Plenty: Back Home in Siem Reap -- |g 6. |t An Era Is Ended: Siem Reap under Siege -- |g 7. |t An Empty Village: Krobey Riel and Siem Reap -- |g 8. |t A Great Leap Backward: Keo Poeur, Kok Poh, and Kork Putrea -- |g 9. |t The Death of Dogs: Tapang -- |g 10. |t Miracle at the Temple: Wat Yieng -- |g 11. |t Dead Weight: Ta Source Hill and the Massacre Site -- |g 12. |t Kill or Be Killed: Krobey Riel, Dorn Swar, and Prey Roniem -- |g 13. |t Barefoot Escape: Srae Noy, Resin Mountain, and the Deep Northern Jungle -- |g 14. |t Alien Worlds: Din Daeng, Sisaketh, Buriram, and Aranya Prathet -- |g 15. |t Urban Jungle: Washington, D.C., Seattle, and Oregon State -- |g 16. |t Back to the Past: Oregon State, Siem Reap, and Phnom Penh -- |g 17. |t Back in Time: Oregon State and Phnom Penh -- |g 18. |t Turning Point: Elections in Phnom Penh -- |g 19. |t Facing the Khmer Rouge: Siem Reap, Ta Source Hill, the Massacre Site, and Pailin -- |g 20. |t Lights: Siem Reap and Phnom Penh -- |t Epilogue -- |t Afterword: The Healing and Reconciling Process / |r Daniel Savin, M.D. -- |t Notes -- |t Glossary -- |t Index. |
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