How Long to Read The Tragedy of Cambodian History

How Long Does it Take to Read The Tragedy of Cambodian History?

It takes the average reader 7 hours and 10 minutes to read The Tragedy of Cambodian History by David Porter Chandler

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

The political history of Cambodia between 1945 and 1979, which culminated in the devastating revolutionary excesses of the Pol Pot regime, is one of unrest and misery. This book by David P. Chandler is the first to give a full account of this tumultuous period. Drawing on his experience as a foreign service officer in Phnom Penh, on interviews, and on archival material. Chandler considers why the revolution happened and how it was related to Cambodia's earlier history and to other events in Southeast Asia. He describes Cambodia's brief spell of independence from Japan after the end of World War II; the long and complicated rule of Norodom Sihanouk, during which the Vietnam War gradually spilled over Cambodia's borders; the bloodless coup of 1970 that deposed Sihanouk and put in power the feeble, pro-American government of Lon Nol; and the revolution in 1975 that ushered in the radical changes and horrors of Pol Pot's Communist regime. Chandler discusses how Pol Pot and his colleagues evacuated Cambodia's cities and towns, transformed its seven million people into an unpaid labor force, tortured and killed party members when agricultural quotas were unmet, and were finally overthrown in the course of a Vietnamese military invasion in 1979. His book is a penetrating and poignant analysis of this fierce revolutionary period and the events of the previous quarter-century that made it possible.

How long is The Tragedy of Cambodian History?

The Tragedy of Cambodian History by David Porter Chandler is 424 pages long, and a total of 107,696 words.

This makes it 143% the length of the average book. It also has 132% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Tragedy of Cambodian History Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 9 hours and 48 minutes to read The Tragedy of Cambodian History aloud.

What Reading Level is The Tragedy of Cambodian History?

The Tragedy of Cambodian History is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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