Amer, Ramses
(2009)
Book Review – Conflict And Change In Cambodia.
International Journal of Asia Pacific Studies (IJAPS), 5 (1).
pp. 1-3.
ISSN ISSN: 1823-6243
Abstract
This edited volume deals with conflict and change in Cambodia and given
the developments in Cambodia since the early 1970s it is a very relevant
topic. The volumes deal with developments from the 1940s to the 2000s
with a focus on developments in the 1990s. The contributors include
established experts on Cambodia and less established scholars. The volume
deals both with conflict trends, political development, and issues related to
logging.
The volume is structured in the following way. First, an introduction
on conflict in Cambodia between 1945 and 2006 by Ben Kiernan (pp. vii–
xix). Then Chapter 1 on the collapse of the "Pol Pot Regime" in early 1979
that is primarily a English language translation of an account on the
experience of the Chinese diplomats to Democratic Kampuchea (DK)
(pp. 1–25). Chapter 2 by David Reports is devoted to Cambodian politics
1991–1999 (pp. 26–44). Chapter 3 by Caroline Hughes also analyses
Cambodian politics with a focus on the 1998 general elections and the role
of international intervention (pp. 45–68). Chapter 4 by Philippe Le Billon is
devoted to the issue of forest exploitation in Cambodia (pp. 69–92). Chapter
5 by Ruth Bottomley also looks at forest exploitation by analysing local
responses to logging in Ratanakiri Province (pp. 93–112). Finally, in the
Documents section Helen Jarvis (chapter 6) and Ben Kiernan (chapter 7)
provide background information relating to the process of establishing a
tribunal try leaders from the DK period (pp. 113–130).
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