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.

A propos de l'auteur

Thierry Cruvellier is the only journalist to have attended trials brought before all contemporary international tribunals for war crimes and crimes against humanity. Since 2003, he has been a consultant with the International Center for Transitional Justice. Cruvellier was also a Nieman Fellow at Harvard University and holds a master's in journalism from Sorbonne University in Paris. He is the author of Court of Remorse: Inside the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Thierry Cruvellier
• Edition: Ecco Press
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 27.01.2015
• EAN: 9780062329691
• ISBN: 978-0-06-232969-1
• Pages: 336
• Dimensions: 135 mm x 203 mm x 19 mm
• Catégories: Littérature spécialisée > Histoire > Autres; Sciences humaines, art, musique > Histoire > Histoire par région/pays; 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