KAMPUCHEA. DECADE OF THE GENOCIDE
(ed.), Z-Press, London 1984 (p. 126)
Presented in concise and sober detail, this is a factual account of the history of the Kampuchean people over the past fifteen years - from the saturation bombing by the United States in the early 1970s, to the continued border warfare involving remnants of the Khmer Rouge and other U.S. and Chinese-supported rightwing forces opposed to the new government today which is supported by Vietnam and the Soviet Union.
Especially concentrated in the legacy of the Pol Pot era and current attempts to rebuild the country's social fabric and economy since the installation of a new Kampuchean government in 1979, the authors address the question of human rights violations under Pol Pot, and the legitimacy of the Vietnamese role in over-
throwing that regime. The refugee situation, external opposition movements and interventions by the great powers are all examined, and the question of who should represent Kampuchea at the United Nations is also discussed.
Another major concern of the authors is the international relief effort mounted since 1979 and the impact it has had on Kampuchea's struggle to overcome the near-genocide, as well as agricultural and industrial collapse of the Pol Pot era.