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Record Nr.

UNISA996657767903316

Autore

Mertha Andrew <1965->

Titolo

Bad Lieutenants : : The Khmer Rouge, United Front, and Class Struggle, 1970–1997 / / Andrew Mertha

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Ithaca : , : Cornell University Press, , [2025]

©[2025]

ISBN

1-5017-8100-6

1-5017-8101-4

1-5017-8102-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (276 pages)

Disciplina

959.704/4

959.604/2

Soggetti

Revolutionaries - Cambodia

Electronic books.

Cambodge Histoire 1979-1993

Cambodia History 1979-1993

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction : Political Cycles : United Front and Class Struggle -- The First United Front : Colonizing the Movement from Within, 1970-1972 -- Before and After Year Zero : A World of Class Struggle, 1973-1978 -- Dusting Off United Front Doctrine, 1979-1984 -- Command and Control in the Shadows and on the Periphery, 1985-1989 -- An Unattainable Political Space, 1990-1993 -- Back to Basics : Scorched Earth Class Struggle, 1994-1997 -- Conclusion : "Pure Socialism".

Sommario/riassunto

"This book documents the evolution in the enforcement of Khmer Rouge politics and policy from 1970 to 1997 through the intertwining biographies of three of Pol Pot's top deputies, Ieng Sary, Son Sen, and Ta Mok, and through the twin conceptual lenses of strategic united front and violent class struggle"-- Provided by publisher.