Pol Pot by Philip Short
The definitive portrait of Pol Pot, the enigmatic man behind the most terrifying regime of modern times
An extraordinary and brilliant book.. Like a clever and determined detective, Short has exposed the secrets, knitting together a story which it once seemed would never be told. The result is horrifying, but it must be read. * Scotland on Sunday *
A superb, chilling, yet human portrait of a monster * Simon Sebag Montefiore, Daily Telegraph *
A model of research ... an intelligent and compassionate account of the Cambodian nightmare * Spectator *
His weighty book, which is as much a history of modern Cambodia as a biography of the man who shaped it, [is written with] with great discretion and sensitivity ... As well as a model of research, this is an intelligent and compassionate account of the Cambodian nightmare. * The Spectator *
'The first full biography of the man who led Cambodia into darkness.' - Sue Baker * Publishing News *
Like a clever and determined detective, Short has exposed the secrets ... The result is horrifying, but it must be read * Scotland on Sunday *
Short has written the definitive account of the nightmarish regime of 1975-1978, responsible for the deaths of some 1.5 million Cambodians. * Contemporary Review *
Brings clear thinking to the big questions of blame * Sunday Times *
Short succeeds in building a complete, compelling portrait of the man * Herald *
Comprehensive and eloquent biography of a monster * Literary Review *
Short unerringly broadens the inquiry to the point where serious history begins, and serious judgements can be made * Financial Times *
Short's brilliantly detailed account is a salutary one * Sunday Herald *
Riveting * Scotsman *
Philip Short has done a spectacularly efficient job of describing what happened, and how * Economist *
Exhaustive and authoritative * Times Literary Supplement *
Short has made a Herculean effort to reconstruct the past. * Telegraph, Robert Colville. *
The result is a searching account * Sunday Times *
A superb, chilling, yet human portrait of a monster * Simon Sebag Montefiore, Daily Telegraph *
A model of research ... an intelligent and compassionate account of the Cambodian nightmare * Spectator *
His weighty book, which is as much a history of modern Cambodia as a biography of the man who shaped it, [is written with] with great discretion and sensitivity ... As well as a model of research, this is an intelligent and compassionate account of the Cambodian nightmare. * The Spectator *
'The first full biography of the man who led Cambodia into darkness.' - Sue Baker * Publishing News *
Like a clever and determined detective, Short has exposed the secrets ... The result is horrifying, but it must be read * Scotland on Sunday *
Short has written the definitive account of the nightmarish regime of 1975-1978, responsible for the deaths of some 1.5 million Cambodians. * Contemporary Review *
Brings clear thinking to the big questions of blame * Sunday Times *
Short succeeds in building a complete, compelling portrait of the man * Herald *
Comprehensive and eloquent biography of a monster * Literary Review *
Short unerringly broadens the inquiry to the point where serious history begins, and serious judgements can be made * Financial Times *
Short's brilliantly detailed account is a salutary one * Sunday Herald *
Riveting * Scotsman *
Philip Short has done a spectacularly efficient job of describing what happened, and how * Economist *
Exhaustive and authoritative * Times Literary Supplement *
Short has made a Herculean effort to reconstruct the past. * Telegraph, Robert Colville. *
The result is a searching account * Sunday Times *
Philip Short was for many years a foreign correspondent for the BBC, and now lives and writes in southern France. He first encountered Pol Pot in Beijing in 1977. His last book, Mao: A Life, has been hailed as the definitive biography of the founder of modern China.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780719565694 |
| ISBN 10 | 0719565693 |
| Title | Pol Pot |
| Author | Philip Short |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | John Murray Press |
| Year published | 2005-06-06 |
| Number of pages | 560 |
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