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Pol Pot in Retrospect

- Abstract

That the Khmer Rouge committed some of the most despicable crimes against humanity of the modern age is today almost universally acknowledged. Yet the motives and ideology which spawned the Cambodian reign of terror are but dimly understood, even eight ye



About the Author

Arch Puddington is director of research at Freedom House and the author, most recently, of Lane Kirkland: Champion of American Labor.