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Brother number one : a political biography of Pol Pot / David P. Chandler.
- Title
- Brother number one : a political biography of Pol Pot / David P. Chandler.
- Author
- Chandler, David P. (David Porter), 1933-
- Publication
- Boulder, Colo. : Westview Press, 1999.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Request in advance | DS554.83.P65 C43 1999 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- xvi, p. : ill.; 23 cm.
- 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.
- Alternative Title
- Brother number 1
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Biographies
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- Introduction -- Original Khmer, 1928-1949 -- Becoming a Communist, 1949-1953 -- Multiple Identities, 1953-1963 -- Red Khmer,1963-1970 -- Coming to Power, 1970-1976 -- Prairie Fire, 1976-1977 -- Coming Apart, 1977-1979 -- Grandfather 87, 1979-1998.
- ISBN
- 0813335108 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- LCCN
- ^^^98051553^
- OCLC
- 40396576
- SCSB-12482408
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library