Onwards to book recommendations about Cambodia: * A History of Cambodia <http://www.amazon.com/dp/0813343631/> - A very accessible history of Cambodia from ancient times. The sections on the Angkor period is widely cited/quoted in other works about Cambodia. Chandler's Brother Number One <http://www.amazon.com/dp/0813335108/> is also excellent. * Cambodia: Year Zero <http://www.amazon.com/dp/0030403065/> - Father Ponchaud's book was one of the first to expose the horrors of Democratic Kampuchea. Sadly out of print and difficult to get * Any book by Ben Kiernan. His books about the rise and fall of the Khmer Rouge are thouroughly researched academic tomes. May not be very accessible as a lay reader. * Sideshow: Kissinger, Nixon, and the Destruction of Cambodia<http://www.amazon.com/dp/081541224X/>- The horrible truth about Nixon's secret war in Cambodia and the devastating impact it had on the country. Shawcross ruffled quite a few feathers with his Deliver Us from Evil: Peacekeepers, Warlords and a World of Endless Conflict <http://www.amazon.com/dp/0743200284/> (also about Cambodia) * First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers<http://www.amazon.com/dp/0060856262/>- There are dozens of books written by survivors of the Khmer Rouge regime. This one is among the better written. * When The War Was Over: Cambodia And The Khmer Rouge Revolution<http://www.amazon.com/dp/1891620002/> - Elizabeth Becker was one of the few (iirc, only 3) Westerners allowed by the Khmer Rouge regime to visit the country * The Lost Executioner: A Story of the Khmer Rouge<http://www.amazon.com/dp/B001G7RAZ4/>- The story of Kang Kek Iew aka Comrade Duch. I am personally fascinated by Iew's story. How does a meek mathematics teacher with so much promise turn into the Director of the infamous Tuol Sleng prison? And what is it that motivates him to be the only Khmer Rouge cadre/leader to come clean, confess his role in the genocide and atone for his sins? Would I be any different if I were in his shoes?
If you want to keep up with what is happening in Cambodia today, The Phnom Penh Post <http://www.phnompenhpost.com/> is an excellent English-language newspaper. The Bayon Pearnik <http://www.bayonpearnik.com/> is also a decent monthly magazine - though focused mostly on the lives and preoccupations of expats. Thaths -- Homer: Hey, what does this job pay? Carl: Nuthin'. Homer: D'oh! Carl: Unless you're crooked. Homer: Woo-hoo! Sudhakar Chandra Slacker Without Borders
