Cambodia in Pictures |
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Author:
| Taus-Bolstad, Stacy Goldstein, Margaret J. |
Series title: | Visual Geography Series, Second Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-0-8225-1994-2 |
Publication Date: | Jan 2004 |
Publisher: | Lerner Publishing Group
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | USD $20.95USD $31.93 |
Book Description:
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A small nation in Southeast Asia, the Kingdom of Cambodia is known for its beautiful, lush landscape, grand temples and palaces, and for it's brutal past.After a series of occupations, Cambodia won it's independence in 1953 only to have power seized by the Khmer Rouge--Cambodian communists.During the next four decades, more than two million citizens were executed, died of starvation or disease, or fled the country.Despite these horrors, a stable government has been established and...
More DescriptionA small nation in Southeast Asia, the Kingdom of Cambodia is known for its beautiful, lush landscape, grand temples and palaces, and for it's brutal past.After a series of occupations, Cambodia won it's independence in 1953 only to have power seized by the Khmer Rouge--Cambodian communists.During the next four decades, more than two million citizens were executed, died of starvation or disease, or fled the country.Despite these horrors, a stable government has been established and Cambodians look forward to a peaceful and prosperous future.