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Index
Title Page
Preface
Acknowledgements
CHAPTER ONE - Introduction
CHAPTER TWO - “Original Khmer,” 1928—1949
Who Was Pol Pot?
Palace Connections
Phnom Penh in the 1930s
The Weight of the Past
The Stirrings of Nationalism
Moving to Kompong Cham
Back in Phnom Penh
Working for the Democrats
CHAPTER THREE - Becoming a Communist, 1949—1953
The First Year in Paris
Political Developments in Cambodia, 1950—1951
Turning to the Left
Becoming a Communist
CHAPTER FOUR - Multiple Identities, 1953—1963
Joining the Viet Minh
Geneva and the 1955 Elections
Becoming a Teacher
A Militant for the Party
Focusing the Party
A Cambodian Party Takes Shape
The Death of Tou Samouth
Talking to Monks and Students
CHAPTER FIVE - “Red Khmer,” 1963—1970
A Hostage of the Vietnamese
The Visit to Vietnam
The Visit to China
A Change in Tactics
The Samlaut Uprising
Armed Struggle, 1968—1970
Sihanouk Loses His Grip
Saloth Sar Travels North
CHAPTER SIX - Coming to Power, 1970—1976
Saloth Sar Comes Home
The National Democratic Revolution
From Cease-Fire to Bombardment
The Only Game in Town
Sihanouk Visits Saloth Sar
Preparing the Final Assault
The Final Assault
Saloth Sar Returns to Phnom Penh
Inventing Democratic Kampuchea
The Emergence of Pol Pot
CHAPTER SEVEN - Prairie Fire, 1976-1977
The Four Year Plan
The Crisis of September-October 1976
Purges in Democratic Kampuchea, 1975—1977
Purging Friends
Pol Pot and the “Microbes”
Punishing the Intelligentsia
Personal Details
War with Vietnam
Coming into the Open
CHAPTER EIGHT - Coming Apart, 1977—1979
Pol Pot in China and North Korea
Cambodia’s War with Vietnam
The War Begins
Opening Up
Attacking Enemies
A Cult of Personality?
Pol Pot on Display
CHAPTER NINE - “Grandfather 87,” 1979—1998
The Discovery of Democratic Kampuchea’s History
Concealing Democratic Kampuchea
Repentant Optimist, 1979—1981
Dropping Out of Sight, 1981—1986
Summing Up for the Defense
Solving the Cambodian “Problem,” 1986—1991
The UNTAC Period
“Grandfather 87”
The Implosion of the Red Khmer, 1994—1998
Chronology
Appendix 1: - Non Suon’s Biography of Pol Pot
Appendix 2: - Khmer Personnel at “Office 100,” 1963—1966
Notes
Bibliographic Essay
Index
Copyright Page
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