The Master of Confessions - The Making of a Khmer Rouge Torturer

The Eichmann in Jerusalem for the Khmer Rouge, The Master of Confessions is a harrowing yet humane account of the trial of Duch, a Khmer Rouge operative and the director of the regime''s most brutal prison. A renowned war-crime journalist, Cruvellier captures the intense drama of the trial as it unfolds and delves into the Khmer Rouge''s rule of terror, offering a psychologically penetrating and devastating look at the victims, the torturers, and the regime itself. By offering us a unique view into the mind of a mass murderer, The Master of Confessions sheds light on one of the most storied genocides of our time.

Product details

• Authors: Thierry Cruvellier
• Publisher: Ecco Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 27.01.2015
• EAN: 9780062329691
• ISBN: 978-0-06-232969-1
• No. of pages: 336
• Dimensions: 135 mm x 203 mm x 19 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; True Crime, Geopolitics, History of Science, Far-left political ideologies and movements, Political structures: totalitarianism and dictatorship, Left-of-centre democratic ideologies, Human rights, civil rights, True war and combat stories, Biography: historical, political and military, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Historical, HISTORY: Modern / 20th Century, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Military, POLITICAL SCIENCE: Human Rights, TRUE CRIME: Historical, POLITICAL SCIENCE: Geopolitics, SCIENCE: History, GENOCIDE STUDIES: CAMBODIA, Genocide Studies / Cambodia