The Khmer Rouge's Genocidal Reign in Cambodia

by Zoe Lowery

The appalling Cambodian genocide remains barely studied even to this day. Yet nearly two million Cambodians (around 20 percent of Cambodia's population) died between 1975 and 1979 as a result of the dictator Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge Communist government. Innocent Cambodians were murdered, starved, and tortured. This fascinating book offers an overview of this tiny Asian country's history, framing the events that led up to this tragic genocide...

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1477785728
• ISBN13: 9781477785720
• Release Date: July 2016
• Publisher: Rosen Young Adult
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.5" x 9.2"
• Age Range: 12 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 7 to 12