Summaries+of+books+on+the+Cambodian+Genocide

=Summaries of books on the Cambodian Genocide=

by: John Barron and Anthony Paul
 * Murder of a Gentle Land**

This book is entirely dedicated to the Cambodian Genocide. What this novel does is basically summarize the tragic events of this genocide while using personal experiences from the victims and witnesses of this event. The authors have done extensive research on this topic and interviewed many of those people who were either involved in the mass killings, witnessed those who parished, or simply had a family member who had been personally affected by the massacre. The incorporate these interviews into basic summaries in chronological order. Each chapter of this book tries to provide a first hand experience by using direct quotes from the people involved and yet providing them with more information about that particular time then any person involved would be aware of. At the end of the novel, there are chapters with statistics about the genocide and important dates in which events occured. This section, however, does not provide information. They are simple yet very informative facts. They also provide a section at the very end which give the reader additional readings if they wish to reasearch more about this topic.

by: Samantha Power
 * A Problem from Hell**

This novel is a basic summary of many genocides. This novel is not specific to any certain genocide, but describes each in a detailed way, providing many facts about each major genocide that has occured in the world. Chapter six, however, is dedicated soley to Cambodia. The author breaks down the Cambodian genocide and analyzes it piece by piece. She analyzes why the genocide could have occured, she analyzes the United States' involvement in the tragedy, then goes into a deeper analysis of the actual events of the genocide. In great detail she describes the horrific scenes that could be seen, experiences that many encountered, and much more. There are also a few pictures to give somewhat of an perspective to what the people that were there had to see. This book, though short and not extremely long, gives great detail and incite to this genocide. The novel is extremely helpful in this novel, and the section in this book is very informative.