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Dancing in Shadows
Sihanouk, the Khmer Rouge, and the United Nations in Cambodia
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2007
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This fascinating book recounts the remarkable tale of a career UN official from Indonesia caught in the turmoil of international and domestic politics swirling around Cambodia during the tumultuous period after the fall of the Khmer Rouge. Writing from his experience first as a member of the UN transitional authority and then as a personal envoy to the UN secretary-general, Benny Widyono re-creates the fierce battles for power centering on King Norodom Sihanouk, the Khmer Rouge, and Prime Minister Hun Sen. A simultaneous insider and outsider, he also untangles the competing and conflicting agendas of the key international players, especially the United States, China, and Vietnam. He argues that great-power geopolitics throughout the Cold War and post–Cold War eras triggered and sustained a tragedy of enormous proportions in Cambodia for decades, ultimately leading to a flawed peace process.
Widyono tells the inside story of the massive UN operation in Cambodia, the largest and most challenging in the organization's history to that time and long considered a model for UN operations elsewhere. He draws not only on his vantage point as part of the UN bureaucracy, but also as a local UN official in the rural Cambodian province of Siem Reap, the site of Angkor Wat. As a fellow Southeast Asian with no geopolitical axe to grind, Widyono was able to win the respect of Cambodians, including the once and future king, Norodom Sihanouk, whose decline after fifty years as his country's leading figure is vividly portrayed. Putting a human face on international operations, this book will be invaluable reading for anyone interested in Southeast Asia, the role of international peacekeeping, and the international response to genocide.
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Copyright year
2007
ISBN-Print
978-0-7425-5552-5
ISBN-Online
978-0-7425-7618-6
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
326
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Dedication Page No access
Contents No access
List of Illustrations No access
Glossary of Abbreviations and Terms No access
Foreword by Ben Kiernan No access
Preface No access
Acknowledgments No access
1 When the World "Invaded" Cambodia No access
2 A Glimpse into the Past No access
3 The Intricate Dance of Governance No access
4 We Stared at Each Other and I Blinked No access
5 The Khmer Rouge Derail Demobilization No access
6 The Rocky Road to Elections No access
7 A Vote for Peace? No access
8 Not Enough Actors for the Play No access
9 The King Reigns but Does Not Rule No access
10 A Mysterious Coup Attempt No access
11 Is There an Asian Model for Development? No access
12 A Puppet Prime Minister? No access
13 Toward a Climax No access
14 The Final Showdown No access
Epilogue No access Pages 275 - 288
Chronology No access Pages 289 - 296
Appendix 1 Deployment of UNTAC No access Pages 297 - 298
Appendix 2 The Royal Government of Cambodia, November 1993 No access Pages 299 - 300
