Dr. John Tully is lecturer in politics and internationalstudies at Victoria University in Melbourne Australia. He is author of four books: "Cambodia Under the Tricolour: King Sisowath and the Mission Civilisatrice", "1904 1927; France on the Mekong: A History of the Protectorate in Cambodia", "1863 1953; A Short History of Cambodia: From Empire to Survival"; and a novel, "Death Is the Cool Night".