Khmer Nationalist – Son Ngoc Thành, the CIA, and the Transformation of Cambodia

Khmer NationalistS?n Ng?c Thnh, the CIA, and the Transformation of Cambodia\nAuthor(s): Matthew Jagel\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Cornell University Press, United States\nImprint: Northern Illinois University Press\nISBN-13: 9781501769320, 978-1501769320\nSynopsis\nKhmer Nationalist is a political history of Cambodia from World War II until 1975, examining the central role of Sn Ng?c Thnh. It is a story of nationalistic independence movements, political intrigue, coup attempts, war, and American intelligence. The rise of Cambodian nationalism, the brief period of Japanese dominance, the fight for independence from France, and the establishment of ties with the United States that kept Sihanouk on edge until his downfallin all of these, as Matthew Jagel shows, Thnh was fundamental.\n\n Khmer Nationalist reveals how Cambodian nationalism grew during the twilight of French colonialism and faced new geopolitical challenges during the Cold War. Thnh's story brings greater understanding t.