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Cambodia’s nightmare: a comprehensive history of the Khmer Rouge genocide.

When the War Was Over

Cambodia and the Khmer Rouge Revolution, Revised Edition

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    640 pages

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    2 November 2026

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Summary

The authoritative history of the Cambodian Revolution and its aftermath.

“An impressive feat of scholarship and reporting: intelligent, measured, resourceful.” –Washington Post

The day they took over Cambodia in 1975, the Khmer Rouge closed the borders and drove the citizens out of towns and cities into the countryside, where they were forced to labor endlessly in the fields. Torture, terror, starvation, and death became routine. The intelligentsia wa…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781541706415
ISBN-10:1541706412
Author:Elizabeth Becker
Publisher:PublicAffairs
Imprint:PublicAffairs
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:640
Release Date:2 November 2026
Weight:522g
Dimensions:39mm x 140mm x 210mm
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When the War Was Over by Elizabeth Becker - ISBN: 9781541706415
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Critics Review

“A work of the first importance.”–New York Times
“Becker writes history as history should be written.”–Financial Times
“Burns with its own fire, the fire of a dedicated writer who witnessed the incomprehensible and worked long and hard to comprehend it…An impressive feat of scholarship and reporting: intelligent, measured, resourceful.” –Washington Post
“The definitive book on the Cambodian Revolution”–Los Angeles Times Book Review

About The Author

Elizabeth Becker

Elizabeth Becker is an award-winning journalist and author who began her career as a war correspondent for the Washington Post in Cambodia. The French movie Meeting with Pol Pot is based on her life. She is the author of four books, including You Don’t Belong Here and Overbooked. She lives in Washington, D.C.

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