{"product_id":"facing-the-khmer-rouge-a-cambodian-journey-paperback-softback-9780813551524","title":"Facing the Khmer Rouge; A Cambodian Journey (Paperback \/ softback) 9780813551524","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eFacing the Khmer Rouge\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Cambodian Journey\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRonnie Yimsut (Author), David P. Chandler (Foreword by), David Savin (Afterword by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780813551524\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 8 October 2011\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e270 pages, 1 family tree, 2 maps\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2 cm, 0.399 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eFacing the Khmer Rouge\u003c\/i\u003e reflects the way many Cambodian genocide survivors feel, but are often reluctant to express. His vivid recollections are full of passion-the passion of a man who is angry at the injustices done to so many innocent people-and a longing for an idyllic childhood that has been lost to him. Mr. Yimsut, who I have been proud to call my friend for over a decade, has the courage to express his fears, anger, and love of Cambodia in this vivid biography. Young Cambodians should read his book to help them imagine what it is like to lose one's parents and relatives to the Khmer Rouge, whose promises of equality and prosperity for all were never fulfilled. His book is a call for understanding and a bridge to reaching out to the future.\"\u003c\/div\u003e - Youk Chhang (activist and Director of Documentation Center of Cambodia (DCCAM)) \u003cdiv\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eFacing the Khmer Rouge\u003c\/i\u003e is beautifully written, informative and heartbreaking. Ronnie Yimsut's prose reads like poetry, vivid and captivating; and chock full of crisp details and imageries. With each turn of the page, Yimsut pulls readers deeper into his emotional and spiritual journey through his years of war and horrors. Yet, his story of love, family, and country, told in a soft, meditative voice-also breathes of forgiveness and healing. \u003ci\u003e Facing the Khmer Rouge\u003c\/i\u003e is a courageous memoir, and one that undoubtedly will leave Yimsut's readers believing in the best of man's humanity to man.\"\u003c\/div\u003e - Loung Ung (activist and author, First They Killed My Father) \u003cdiv\u003e\"Anyone who wants to know and to understand the plight of Cambodian people during the Khmer Rouge atrocities must read this extraordinary eyewitness account. He describes in depth his suffering and the inhumane treatment of innocent people by the Pol Pot regime. His remarkable story moved me tremendously because it is my story as well. I strongly recommend this book be taught in schools so the next generation will not allow genocide to ever happen again.\"\u003c\/div\u003e - Dith Pran (founder of the Dith Pran Holocaust Awareness Project Inc.) \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Compelling, riveting, and inspiring! Ronnie Yimsut's deeply moving account of his life before, during and after the genocide embodies what it means to suffer, survive, heal, forgive, but never forget.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e - Wayne E. Wright (University of Texas at San Antionio)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs a child growing up in Cambodia, Ronnie Yimsut played among the ruins of the Angkor Wat temples, surrounded by a close-knit community. As the Khmer Rouge gained power and began its genocidal reign of terror, his life became a nightmare. In this stunning memoir, Yimsut describes how, in the wake of death and destruction, he decides to live.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEscaping the turmoil of Cambodia, he makes a perilous journey through the jungle into Thailand, only to be sent to a notorious Thai prison. Fortunately, he is able to reach a refugee camp and ultimately migrate to the United States, where he attended the University of Oregon and became an influential leader in the community of Cambodian immigrants. \u003ci\u003eFacing the Khmer Rouge\u003c\/i\u003e shows Ronnie Yimsut’s personal quest to rehabilitate himself, make a new life in America, and then return to Cambodia to help rebuild the land of his birth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eForeword, by David P. Chandler, Ph.D.\u003cbr\u003ePreface: Between Worlds\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments: A Book Is Born\u003cbr\u003eFamily Tree of Ranachith (\"Ronnie\") Yimsut\u003cbr\u003eChronology\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. Childhood Idyll: Siem Reap\u003cbr\u003e2. Bamboo in the Wind: Regime Change in Siem Reap\u003cbr\u003e3. An Uncivil War: Heavy Shelling in Siem Reap\u003cbr\u003e4. Shocks and Surprises: Angkor Wat and Domdek\u003cbr\u003e5. A Time of Plenty: Back Home in Siem Reap\u003cbr\u003e6. An Era Is Ended: Siem Reap under Siege\u003cbr\u003e7. An Empty Village: Kroby Riel and Siem Reap\u003cbr\u003e8. A Great Leap Backward: Keo Poeur, Kok Poh, and Kork Putrea\u003cbr\u003e9. The Death of Dogs: Tapang\u003cbr\u003e10. Miracle at the Temple: Wat Yieng\u003cbr\u003e11. Dead Weight: Ta Source Hill and the Massacre Site\u003cbr\u003e12. Kill or Be Killed: Korbey Riel, Dorn Swar, and Prey Roniem\u003cbr\u003e13. Barefoot Escape: Srae Noy, Resin Mountain, and the Deep Northern Jungle\u003cbr\u003e14. Alien Worlds: Din Daeng, Sisaketh, Buriram, and Aranya Prathet\u003cbr\u003e15. Urban Jungle: Washington, D.C., Seattle, and Oregon State\u003cbr\u003e16. Back to the Past: Oregon State, Siem Reap, and Phnom Penh\u003cbr\u003e17. Back in Time: Oregon State and Phnom Penh\u003cbr\u003e18. Turning Point: Elections in Phnom Penh\u003cbr\u003e19. Facing the Khmer Rouge: Siem Reap, Ta Source Hill, the Massacre Site, and Pailin\u003cbr\u003e20. Lights: Siem Reap and Phnom Penh\u003cbr\u003eEpilogue\u003cbr\u003eAfterword: The Healing and Reconciling Process, by Daniel Savin, M.D.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003eGlossary \u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Rutgers University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52559300198680,"sku":"9780813551524","price":25.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/facing-the-khmer-rouge-a-cambodian-journey-paperback-softback-9780813551524","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}