Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgments vii
4. Abbreviations and Acronyms ix
5. Introduction 1
6. 1. The Traditional Setting: State, Society, and Education before Independence 9
7. 2. Sihanouk and the Sangkum: From Independence to Chaos 31
8. 3. Lon Nol and the Republic: The Declining State 67
9. 4. Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge: Building and Defending Cambodia 94
10. 5. The PRK and the SOC: The State in Transition 120
11. 6. Ranariddh and Hun Sen: From Uneasy Alliance to Coup 150
12. Conclusion 184
13. Notes 193
14. References 229
15. Index 251