{"product_id":"pol-pot-anatomy-of-a-nightmare-9780805080063","title":"Pol Pot: Anatomy of a Nightmare","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"The text sparkles with shrewdly plausible inferences mortared into a compelling narrative . . .  Short] is excellent at coining pithy summations of political motives that ring humanly true.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review \u003c\/i\u003e(front page)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Observing Pol Pot at close quarters during the one and only official visit he ever made abroad, to China in 1975, Philip Short was struck by the Cambodian leader's charm and charisma. Yet Pol Pot's utopian experiments in social engineering would result in the death of one in every five Cambodians--more than a million people. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e How did an idealistic dream of justice and prosperity mutate into one of humanity's worst nightmares? To answer these questions, Short traveled through Cambodia, interviewing former Khmer Rouge leaders and sifting through previously closed archives around the world. Key figures, including Khieu Samphan and Ieng Sary, Pol's brother-in-law and foreign minister, speak here for the first time. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Short's masterly narrative serves as the definitive portrait of the man who headed one of the most enigmatic and terrifying regimes of modern times.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Short chronicles the stages of the Cambodian revolution with admirable clarity . . . A few chilling details, expertly deployed, do the necessary work.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A spectacularly efficient job of describing what happened and why . . . A chillingly clear portrait.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Economist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Holt McDougal\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/05\/2000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780805080063\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 537\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 1.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/05\/2006 pg. 24\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Philip Short","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36643912646812,"sku":"9780805080063","price":33.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_2af6cc4e-8149-4428-9b93-8d0828d3a045.jpg?v=1603857518","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/pol-pot-anatomy-of-a-nightmare-9780805080063","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}