[Tlc] C-New Book

[justinm at ucr.edu]

Announcing a new book:

Dancing in Shadows: Sihanouk, the Khmer Rouge, and the United
Nations in Cambodia (Paperback)
by Widyono Benny (Author)

Book Description
This fascinating book recounts the remarkable tale of a career
UN official caught in the turmoil of international and
domestic politics swirling around Cambodia after the fall of
the Khmer Rouge. First as a member of the UN transitional
authority and then as a personal envoy to the UN secretary
general, Benny Widyono recreates the fierce battles for power
centering on Sihanouk, the Khmer Rouge, and Hun Sen. He also
sets the international context, arguing 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, leading to a flawed peace process and
the decline of Sihanouk as a dominant political figure in
Cambodia. 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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Dr. Justin McDaniel
Dept. of Religious Studies
2617 Humanities Building
University of California, Riverside
Riverside, CA 92521
951-827-4530
justinm at ucr.edu