The United States and Cambodia, 1870-1969: From Curiosity to Confrontation

ISBN-13: 9780415323321 / Twarda / 2004 / 224 str.

Kenton Clymer

Opis

Spanning from the first US contacts with Cambodia in the nineteenth century up until the late 1960s and the outbreak of war with Vietnam, this book is the first to systematically explore American relations with Cambodia.

Recenzje

'Clymer's study remains the definitive account of U.S.-Cambodian relations. It is traditional diplomatic history at its best.' - Pacific Historical Review

Spis treści

Chapter 1 Nineteenth and early twentieth century encounters; Chapter 2 Cambodia; Chapter 3 Arming Cambodia, 1954–1957; Chapter 4 1958–1960; Chapter 5 Kennedy and Cambodia; Chapter 6 A casualty of war; Chapter 7 Prelude to tragedy;

O autorze

Kenton Clymer is Chair of the History Department at Northern Illinois University, U.S.A. and was formerly Professor of History at the University of Texas, El Paso, U.S.A. He is the author of Quest for Freedom: The United States and India's Independence, and other books that focus on America's relations with Asia.