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Genocide and Resistance in
Southeast Asia
Documentation, Denial, and Justice
in Cambodia and East Timor
Ben Kiernan
Two modern cases of
genocide and extermination
began in Southeast
Asia in the same year.
Pol Pot’s Khmer Rouge
regime ruled Cambodia
from 1975 to 1979,
and Indonesian forces
occupied East Timor from
1975 to 1999. This book
examines the horrific consequences
of Cambodian
communist revolution and Indonesian anti-communist
counterinsurgency. It also chronicles the two cases
of indigenous resistance to genocide and extermination,
the international cover-ups that obstructed
documentation of these crimes, and efforts to hold
the perpetrators legally accountable.
Genocide and Resistance in Southeast Asia is significant
both for its historical documentation and for its
contribution to the study of the politics and mechanisms
of genocide. It is a fundamental contribution
that will be read by historians, human rights activists,
and genocide studies specialists.
2007, 324 pages, 6 x 9”
1-4128-0669-0 / 978-1-4128-0669-5
paper $36.95 CRO
Democratization Through
the Looking-Glass
Edited by Peter Burnell
In Democratization
through the Looking-
Glass, Peter Burnell
provides a revealing
image of how our
knowledge and
understanding of
democratization could
be improved by viewing
the topic through a more
multi-disciplinary lens and
from the perspective of
more broadly based comparative analyses. Burnell
and his contributors encourage readers to both
“look and think outside of the box,” beyond the
limited parameters that usually shape the study of
democratization.
This volume takes readers in the direction of
predicting and foretelling the future of democracy
and democratization with greater accuracy. In
all, Democratization through the Looking-Glass
provides a wide-ranging review of themes, issues,
and topics concisely written by leading experts
in their fields while advancing its case for more
inclusive comparative studies covering Europe
and North America, as well as developing regions,
showing precisely how multi-disciplinary approaches
enhance a global vision and understanding of
democratization.
2003, 176 pages, 6 x 9”
1-4128-0568-6 / 978-1-4128-0568-1
paper $36.95 CRO
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