Few dictators have the terrible reputation as Pol Pot the leader
of Democratic Kampuchea (present day Cambodia). But “I Am Pol Pot” by Steve Otto is a serious attempt to look inside
the circle of the rulers of Democratic Kampuchea. The entire world realizes that
his government was a monumental disaster with about a million deaths resulting
from his misrule. But this book gives the reader a chance to see what the
Democratic Party of Kampuchea thought they were doing and how they believed
they could create the most advanced communist society in the modern world back in
the 1970s.
Eight of nine people, who bought this book from Barns &
Noble, gave it five stars, while the other one gave it four stars. This book is
among the best for understanding the Pol Pot years.
Barns& Noble offer this book
in e-book form, while Amazon offers it in paperback.
For anyone interested in the history of Cambodia, this book is a
must.
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