Cambodia

Report From a Stricken Land

By: Henry Kamm

Narrated by: Walter Dixon

Based on his observations over three decades, Henry Kamm, Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times Southeast Asia correspondent, unravels the complexities of Cambodia. Kamm's invaluable document - a factual and personal account of its troubled history - gives the Western listener the first clear understanding of this magic land's past and present.

©1998, 2011 Henry Kamm (P)2012 Audible, Inc.

Spectacular journalism!

A deep dive into Cambodia’s history woven alongside a gripping personal account of some of the country’s most devastating upheavals.

What an amazing book

visited Cambodia and this book allowed me to have a very open view on both historical and cultural background of the country... so pleased that I had this book before going...

Best book about the Khmer Rouge and Cambodia

This is the best and most comprehensive telling of the horrors of the Khmer Rouge that I have found. It really helps convey the depths of destruction brought upon the country.

Tormented Nation

Listening to this book was hard for me.

I've been living in Cambodia for about 7 years now, and of course I heard all about the nightmarish regime of Khmer Rouge.

But only after listening to this book I realized that it has only been the tip of an iceberg of misgovernment and misfortune that rained upon the country right before and right after the Pol Pot times.

It makes me infinitely sad but I needed it for a better understanding of the present context.

A difficult but superb journalistic work.

Good if aging material

Well written scholarly work that dives into the horrors of the Khmer Rouge and the history both before and since it’s reign in Cambodia. This book is a bit older so is starting to show its age by some of the events that are treated as relatively contemporary but the author has access to some sources and personal knowledge that make his perspective worthwhile. As for the performance, this is the second or third book I’ve come across by this reader and have no complaints, especially in a more formal/professional toned book like this.