Dancing in Shadows Sihanouk, the Khmer Rouge, and the United Nations in Cambodia

This fascinating book recounts the remarkable tale of a career UN official caught in the turmoil of international and domestic politics swirling around Cambodia after the fall of the Khmer Rouge. First as a member of the UN transitional authority and then as a personal envoy to the UN secretary-general, Benny Widyono re-creates the fierce battles for power centering on King Norodom Sihanouk, the Khmer Rouge, and Prime Minister Hun Sen. He also sets the international context, arguing that great-power geopolitics throughout the cold war and post-cold war eras triggered and sustained a tragedy of enormous proportions in Cambodia for decades, leading to a flawed peace process and the decline of Sihanouk as a dominant political figure. Putting a human face on international operations, this book will be invaluable reading for anyone interested in Southeast Asia, the role of international peacekeeping, and the international response to genocide.

A propos de l'auteur

Benny Widyono, born in Indonesia to ethnic Chinese parents, was a career UN diplomat. He was a peacekeeper with UNTAC from 1992 to 1993 and representative of the UN secretary-general in Cambodia from 1994 to 1997. He holds a Ph.D. in economics and wrote this book while a visiting scholar at the Kahin Center on Advanced Research on Southeast Asia at Cornell University.

Résumé

Recounts the tale of a career UN official caught in the turmoil of international and domestic politics swirling around Cambodia after the fall of the Khmer Rouge. Putting a human face on international operations, this book is suitable for those interested in Southeast Asia, and the role of international peacekeeping.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Benny Widyono, Widyono Benny
• Edition: Rowman and Littlefield
• Contenu: Livre
• Forme du produit: Livre Relié
• Date de parution: 23.12.2007
• Catégorie: Littérature; Littérature spécialisée > Histoire > Autres
• EAN: 9780742555525
• ISBN: 978-0-7425-5552-5
• Nombre de pages: 356
• Dimensions (emballage): 14 x 24,1 x 1,9 cm
• Thème: Asian Voices; Asian Voices (Hardcover); Asian Voices; Asian Voices (Hardcover)
• Catégories: BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / General, True stories, HISTORY / Military / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Peace, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Asian, Cambodia, True stories: general, International institutions, Peacekeeping operations, United Nations & Un Agencies, Asian Studies