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Informationen zum Autor JUSTIN CORFIELD is a teacher of history and international studies at Geelong Grammar School. He is the author of Encyclopedia of Singapore (2006) and The History of Vietnam (Greenwood, 2008). Klappentext This book includes a narrative history that provides a chronological examination of the political, cultural, philosophical, social, and religious continuities in Cambodia's long rich history. It overviews the history of Cambodia, from the fall of Angkor and the French Protectorate period (1432-1863) to the present. More than half of the book is dedicated to the period from 1970 through the present, with chapters on the Khmer Republic, Democratic Kampuchea, the second civil war, the road to democracy, and Cambodia under Hun Sen. An introductory chapter overviews the country's geography, political institutions, economy, and culture. The book includes black & white historical and contemporary photographs, a chronology, and profiles of key figures. Zusammenfassung Includes narrative histories that provide a chronological examination of the political! cultural! philosophical! social! and religious continuities in each nation's long rich history. Inhaltsverzeichnis Series Foreword Preface Introduction Abbreviations Timeline of Historical Events 1 Funan, Chenla, and Angkor 2 From the Fall of Angkor to the French Protectorate (1432-1863) 3 The French Protectorate (1863-1941) 4 The Road to Independence (1941-1953) 5 The "Golden Years" under Sihanouk (1953-1970) 6 The Khmer Republic (1970-1975) 7 Democratic Kampuchea (1975-1979) 8 The Second Civil War (1979-1991) 9 The Road to Democracy (1991-1997) 10 Cambodia under Hun Sen (1997 onwards) Notable People in Cambodia Selected Bibliography Index A photo essay follows page 66
About the author
Justin Corfield is a teacher of history and international studies at Geelong Grammar School. He is the author of Encyclopedia of Singapore (2006).
