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Brother number one : a political biography of Pol Pot / David P. Chandler.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Boulder, Colo. : Westview Press, 1999.Edition: Revised editionDescription: xvi, 260 pages : illustrations, map; 23 cmISBN:
  • 0813335108
Other title:
  • Brother number 1
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 959.60422 CHA
Contents:
1. Introduction 2. "Original Khmer," 1928-1949. Who Was Pol Pot? Palace Connections. Phnom Penh in the 1930s. The Weight of the Past. The Stirrings of Nationalism. Moving to Kompong Cham. Back in Phnom Penh. Working for the Democrats 3. Becoming a Communist, 1949-1953. The First Year in Paris. Political Developments in Cambodia, 1950-1951. Turning to the Left. Becoming a Communist 4. Multiple Identities, 1953-1963. Joining the Viet Minh. Geneva and the 1955 Elections. Becoming a Teacher. A Militant for the Party. Focusing the Party. A Cambodian Party Takes Shape. The Death of Tou Samouth. Talking to Monks and Students 5. "Red Khmer," 1963-1970. A Hostage of the Vietnamese. The Visit to Vietnam. The Visit to China. A Change in Tactics. The Samlaut Uprising. Armed Struggle, 1968-1970. Sihanouk Loses His Grip. Saloth Sar Travels North 6. Coming to Power, 1970-1976. Saloth Sar Comes Home. The National Democratic Revolution. From Cease-Fire to Bombardment. The Only Game in Town. Sihanouk Visits Saloth Sar. Preparing the Final Assault. The Final Assault. Saloth Sar Returns to Phnom Penh. Inventing Democratic Kampuchea. The Emergence of Pol Pot 7. Prairie Fire, 1976-1977. The Four Year Plan. The Crisis of September-October 1976. Purges in Democratic Kampuchea, 1975-1977. Purging Friends. Pol Pot and the "Microbes" Punishing the Intelligentsia. Personal Details. War with Vietnam. Coming into the Open 8. Coming Apart, 1977-1979. Pol Pot in China and North Korea. Cambodia's War with Vietnam. The War Begins. Opening Up. Attacking Enemies. A Cult of Personality? Pol Pot on Display 9. "Grandfather 87," 1979-1998. The Discovery of Democratic Kampuchea's History. Concealing Democratic Kampuchea. Repentant Optimist, 1979-1981. Dropping Out of Sight, 1981-1986. Summing Up for the Defense. Solving the Cambodian "Problem," 1986-1991. The UNTAC Period. "Grandfather 87," The Implosion of the Red Khmer, 1994-1998. App. 1. Non Suon's Biography of Pol Pot App. 2. Khmer Personnel at "Office 100," 1963-1966.
Summary: In Cambodia's recent, tragic past, no figure looms larger or more ominously than that of Pol Pot. In this revised edition of the first book-length study of the man, the historian David P. Chandler throws light on the shadowy figure of Pol Pot, illuminating the ideas and behavior of this enigmatic man and his entourage against the background of post-World War II events, providing a key to understanding this horrific, period of Cambodian history.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 203-248) and index.

1. Introduction 2. "Original Khmer," 1928-1949. Who Was Pol Pot? Palace Connections. Phnom Penh in the 1930s. The Weight of the Past. The Stirrings of Nationalism. Moving to Kompong Cham. Back in Phnom Penh. Working for the Democrats 3. Becoming a Communist, 1949-1953. The First Year in Paris. Political Developments in Cambodia, 1950-1951. Turning to the Left. Becoming a Communist 4. Multiple Identities, 1953-1963. Joining the Viet Minh. Geneva and the 1955 Elections. Becoming a Teacher. A Militant for the Party. Focusing the Party. A Cambodian Party Takes Shape. The Death of Tou Samouth. Talking to Monks and Students 5. "Red Khmer," 1963-1970. A Hostage of the Vietnamese. The Visit to Vietnam. The Visit to China. A Change in Tactics. The Samlaut Uprising. Armed Struggle, 1968-1970. Sihanouk Loses His Grip. Saloth Sar Travels North 6. Coming to Power, 1970-1976. Saloth Sar Comes Home. The National Democratic Revolution. From Cease-Fire to Bombardment. The Only Game in Town. Sihanouk Visits Saloth Sar. Preparing the Final Assault. The Final Assault. Saloth Sar Returns to Phnom Penh. Inventing Democratic Kampuchea. The Emergence of Pol Pot 7. Prairie Fire, 1976-1977. The Four Year Plan. The Crisis of September-October 1976. Purges in Democratic Kampuchea, 1975-1977. Purging Friends. Pol Pot and the "Microbes" Punishing the Intelligentsia. Personal Details. War with Vietnam. Coming into the Open 8. Coming Apart, 1977-1979. Pol Pot in China and North Korea. Cambodia's War with Vietnam. The War Begins. Opening Up. Attacking Enemies. A Cult of Personality? Pol Pot on Display 9. "Grandfather 87," 1979-1998. The Discovery of Democratic Kampuchea's History. Concealing Democratic Kampuchea. Repentant Optimist, 1979-1981. Dropping Out of Sight, 1981-1986. Summing Up for the Defense. Solving the Cambodian "Problem," 1986-1991. The UNTAC Period. "Grandfather 87," The Implosion of the Red Khmer, 1994-1998. App. 1. Non Suon's Biography of Pol Pot App. 2. Khmer Personnel at "Office 100," 1963-1966.

In Cambodia's recent, tragic past, no figure looms larger or more ominously than that of Pol Pot. In this revised edition of the first book-length study of the man, the historian David P. Chandler throws light on the shadowy figure of Pol Pot, illuminating the ideas and behavior of this enigmatic man and his entourage against the background of post-World War II events, providing a key to understanding this horrific, period of Cambodian history.

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