When the War Was Over
Cambodia and the Khmer Rouge Revolution, Revised Edition
$61.68
- Paperback
640 pages
- Release Date
2 November 2026
Summary
The authoritative history of the Cambodian Revolution and its aftermath.
“An impressive feat of scholarship and reporting: intelligent, measured, resourceful.” –Washington Post
The day they took over Cambodia in 1975, the Khmer Rouge closed the borders and drove the citizens out of towns and cities into the countryside, where they were forced to labor endlessly in the fields. Torture, terror, starvation, and death became routine. The intelligentsia wa…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781541706415 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1541706412 |
| Author: | Elizabeth Becker |
| Publisher: | PublicAffairs |
| Imprint: | PublicAffairs |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 640 |
| Release Date: | 2 November 2026 |
| Weight: | 522g |
| Dimensions: | 39mm x 140mm x 210mm |
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Critics Review
“A work of the first importance.”–New York Times
“Becker writes history as history should be written.”–Financial Times
“Burns with its own fire, the fire of a dedicated writer who witnessed the incomprehensible and worked long and hard to comprehend it…An impressive feat of scholarship and reporting: intelligent, measured, resourceful.” –Washington Post
“The definitive book on the Cambodian Revolution”–Los Angeles Times Book Review
Elizabeth Becker
Elizabeth Becker is an award-winning journalist and author who began her career as a war correspondent for the Washington Post in Cambodia. The French movie Meeting with Pol Pot is based on her life. She is the author of four books, including You Don’t Belong Here and Overbooked. She lives in Washington, D.C.
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