1. Childhood Idyll: Siem Reap

Kapitel in diesem Buch

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. FOREWORD ix
4. PREFACE: BETWEEN WORLDS xiii
5. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS: A BOOK IS BORN xix
6. FAMILY TREE OF RANACHITH (“RONNIE”) YIMSUT xxi
7. CHRONOLOGY xxiii
8. 1. Childhood Idyll: Siem Reap 1
9. 2. Bamboo in the Wind: Regime Change in Siem Reap 16
10. 3. An Uncivil War: Heavy Shelling in Siem Reap 22
11. 4. Shocks and Surprises: Angkor Wat and Domdek 28
12. 5. A Time of Plenty: Back Home in Siem Reap 39
13. 6. An Era Is Ended: Siem Reap under Siege 47
14. 7. An Empty Village: Krobey Riel and Siem Reap 56
15. 8. A Great Leap Backward: Keo Poeur, Kok Poh, and Kork Putrea 62
16. 9. The Death of Dogs Tapang 70
17. 10. Miracle at the Temple: Wat Yieng 81
18. 11. Dead Weight: Ta Source Hill and the Massacre Site 87
19. 12. Kill or Be Killed: Krobey Riel, Dorn Swar, and Prey Roniem 95
20. 13. Barefoot Escape: Srae Noy, Resin Mountain, and the Deep Northern Jungle 107
21. 14. Alien Worlds: Din Daeng, Sisaketh, Buriram, and Aranya Prathet 124
22. 15. Urban Jungle: Washington, D.C., Seattle, and Oregon State 142
23. 16. Back to the Past: Oregon State, Siem Reap, and Phnom Penh 166
24. 17. Back in Time: Oregon State and Phnom Penh 177
25. 18. Turning Point: Elections in Phnom Penh 183
26. 19. Facing the Khmer Rouge: Siem Reap, Ta Source Hill, the Massacre Site, and Pailin 199
27. 20. Lights: Siem Reap and Phnom Penh 208
28. Epilogue 214
29. Afterword: The Healing and Reconciling Process 220
30. Notes 223
31. Glossary 227
32. Index 233