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He described the life of cambodias pol pot, the former leader of the khmer rouge who ruled. 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. He has been a foreign correspondent for the times london, the economist, and the bbc in uganda, moscow, china, an. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Pol pot by philip short overdrive rakuten overdrive.

An idealistic and reclusive figure, pol pot sought to instill in his people values of moral purity and selfabnegation. Yet pol pot s utopian experiments in social engineering would. Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read. He is the author of several books, among them the biographies of mao zedong, mao. 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. In david chandlers excellent biography brother number one. Anatomy of a nightmare by philip short 2006, paperback at the best online prices at ebay. Anatomy of a nightmare by philip short 2005, hardcover at the best online prices at ebay. Pol pot was an idealistic, reclusive figure with great charisma and personal charm. Anatomy of a nightmare gives extensive background information on pol. Philip short is the author of several books, among them the definitive biographies mao. This hugely impressive book is more than just the life story of an individual. The enigma of pol pot everyone who met pol pot always took particular note of the smiles that guarded the thoughts of one of the great criminals of the 20th century. Philip short observed pol pot at close quarters during the one and only of.

Short is excellent at coining pithy summations of political motives that ring humanly true. Although it oficially circulated on paperback but you still download it on other format or just read it online by click button bellow. 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. This story begins when pol pot was simply saloth sar, a worthless student who consoled himself with rimbaud because marx was too hard. 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. Yet pol pot s utopian experiments in social engineering would result in the death of one in every five cambodiansmore than a million people. 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. Chandler casts light on the shadowy figure of pol pot, illuminating the ideas and behavior of this enigmatic man and his entourage against the background of postworld war ii events, providing a key to understanding this horrific, pivotal period of cambodian history. Anatomy of a nightmare does what powers book can never bring itself to do calmly, patiently, document a single tragedy, start to finish. 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. The hereditary monarch, king sihanouk, ruled in name only. 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 ebook written by philip short.

I have seen interviews on youtube where pol pot is simply denying all responsibility for the genocide. An idealistic and reclusive figure, pol pot sought to instill in his people values of moral purity and selfabnegation through a revolution of radical egalitarianism. But in the process, cambodia desended into madness and his name became a byword for oppression. The text sparkles with shrewdly plausible inferences mortared into a compelling narrative. Sadly it doesnt give any real explanation where the decision for genocide was made. He attempts to explain the rise and fall of the khmer rouge, also known as the communist party of kampuchea cpk. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read pol pot. In the threeandahalf years of his rule, more than a million people, a fifth of cambodias population, were executed or died from. 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, published by henry holt and company. The book is exhaustively detailed and very wellwritten. He initiated a revolution whose radical egalitarianism exceeded any other in history. Aboriginal, torres strait islander and other first nations people are advised that this catalogue contains names, recordings and images of deceased people and other content that may be culturally sensitive.

Philip shorts pol pot is an almanac of extermination that achieves the near impossible feat of translating madness into logic. Hear a conversation with phillip short about the life, mind, and legacy of pol pot, the creator of cambodias nightmare. Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then people will find new books that are right for them. Philip short born 17 april 1945 is a british journalist and author. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers.

Cambodia entered the postww2 era chafing under a century of french colonialism. Anatomy of a nightmare what happened and why 2005 tanyaantonio5495444. Anatomy of a nightmare by philip short librarything. Anatomy of a nightmare book pdf full pages pol pot anatomy of a nightmare book on paperback has been released. Anatomy of a nightmare book online at best prices in india on. Short is excellent at coining pithy summations of political. Anatomy of a nightmare and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. Philip short, bbc journalist and author of the new book, pol pot. Pol pot quotes showing 19 of 9 for if there is one lesson worth retaining from the travails of the cold war and the miseries it brought in its wake, it is the folly of. Anatomy of a nightmare is an exhaustive biography of the mastermind of the khmer rouge. As a marxist, i was particularly interested in what short had to say about the origins of the political party, the cpk, that pol pot headed. He is the author of several books, among them the biographies of mao zedong. Includes bibliographical references pages 461509 and index.