THE ROYAL HOUSE OF CAMBODIA, Ambassador Julio A. Jeldres, Ph.D (2017)
A new book on The Royal House of Cambodia by Ambassador Julio A. Jeldres Ph.D, a former Senior Private Secretary and Official Biographer to His Late Majesty the King Father Norodom Sihanouk, launched by His Majesty King Norodom Sihamoni, at the Royal Palace on 19 December 2017. The 300+ pages book is an updated version […]
CAMBODIA’S HIDDEN SCARS: Trauma Psychology and the Extraordinary Chambers in the Court of Cambodia, Second Edition, Edited by Beth Van Schaack, Daryn Reicherter Managing, Editors by Gillian Reierson (2016)
The first edition of this volume was originally produced in parallel with the Extraordinary Chambers in the Court of Cambodia (ECCC) process with an eye toward compiling the current research on the enduring mental health sequelae of the Khmer Rouge’s crimes—including intergenerational harm—and presenting concrete recommendations to the Royal Government of Cambodia to address the […]
EVERYDAY EXPERIENCES OF GENOCIDE SURVIVOR IN LANDSCAPES OF VIOLENCE IN CAMBODIA, Sirik Savina (2016)
This research examines the experiences of survivors who live in an unmarked site of mass violence in Cambodia, i.e., the former Khmer Rouge prison site of Chamkar Siv in Kandal Province, during and after the Democratic Kampuchea regime (1975-79). Based on oral history interviews with survivors, this paper constructs narratives of survivors’ experiences in the […]
A HISTORY OF ANLONG VENG COMMUNITY: The Final Stronghold of the Khmer Rouge Movement, Dy Khamboly and Christopher Dearing (2014)
History invites moral judgments, and in studying the people of Anlong Veng, it is easy to slip into an accusatory mindset. Anlong Veng was the final stronghold of the notorious Khmer Rouge regime—a regime which was responsible for perpetrating genocide, mass atrocity, and incalculable harm on the fabric of Cambodian society. It is believed that […]
WHEN THE CRIMINAL LAUGHS, Chy Terith (2014)
This study of the trial of the Cambodian mass murderer Duch provides the first micro-level analysis of the personality of the defendant, victim interaction, trial structure alongside the wider history and culture of both Cambodia and war crimes trials. As such it provides a unique insight into the relationship between concepts of evil, the psychology […]
SURVIVOR: The triumph of an ordinary man in the Khmer Rouge Genocide CHUM MEY with Documentation Center of Cambodia, Translation by Sim Sorya and Kimsroy Sokvisal (2012)
“Translation by Sim Sorya and Kimsroy Sokvisal” Chum Mey’s confession (with introduction by David Chandler and Youk Chhang) Cover photo by Mariko Takayasu Chum Mey personifies the tormented history of his country, surviving gunfights and rocket attacks during a civil war, losing his wife and four children during the brutal Khmer Rouge regime, and dragged […]
CAMBODIA THE CHAM IDENTITIES (2011)
Svay Khleang is a typical Cham village on the bank of the Mekong River, in Svay Khleang commune, Krauch Chhmar district, Kampong Cham province. Historically, it was the center of Cham Muslim scholarship and learning in Cambodia. During the Khmer Rouge (KR), it was the site of one of the largest Cham uprisings against the […]
CAMBODIA’S HIDDEN SCARES: Trauma Psychology in the Wake of the Khmer Rouge, Edited by Beth Van Schaack, Daryn Reicherter & Youk Chhang Managing Editor: Autumn Talbot (2011)
The Khmer Rouge Standing Committee aimed to ensure compliance and eliminate dissent by oppressing the people through psychological dominance. The defilement of Khmer religion, Khmer art, Khmer familiar relations, and the Khmer social class structure undermined deeply-held societal assumptions. The Khmer Rouge also destabilized the mass psychology that was secure in those realities. Cambodia’s psychology […]
THE HIJAB OF CAMBODIA: Memories of Cham Muslim Women after the Khmer Rouge, So Farina (2011)
This book examines Cham Muslim women’s experiences under the Khmer Rouge regime through the complexities of memory and narrative and uncovers compelling stories of survival and resistance. Khmer Rouge genocidal policies ruptured ethnic and religious identities and resulted in the disproportionate death of the Cham group. Guided by their desire to preserve their families and […]
BOU MENG: A SURVIVOR FROM KHMER ROUGE PRISON S-21, Justice for the Future, Not Just for the Victims, Huy Vannak (2010)
Nearly 30 years after the fall of the brutal Khmer Rouge regime, a survivor of its ruthless torture machine emerges from history to announce: “I am still alive.” The Khmer Rouge imprisoned and tortured 14,000 Cambodians at its notorious Toul Sleng Prison, also known as “S-21.” Imprisonment at S-21 was a certain death sentence–only a […]