Buddhism in a Dark Age: Cambodian Monks under Pol Pot Genders In October 1973 a mass

In October 1973 a mass movement forced Thailand’s prime minister to step down and leave the country

Ann Danaiya Usher examines the historical ideas and styles of forestry that have long influenced the practice of Thai state forestry

the indigenous peoples of Laos

Contributes to the growing field of migration studies through examination of narrative fiction

Biggs shows how engineered transformations of the Mekong Delta — channelized rivers

Buddhism in a Dark Age: Cambodian Monks under Pol Pot Genders In October 1973 a massThis pioneering study of the fate of Buddhism during the communist period in Cambodia puts a human face on a dark period in Cambodias history. It is the first sustained analysis of the widely held assumption that the Khmer Rouge under Pol Pot had a centralized plan to liquidate the entire monastic order. Based on a thorough analysis of interview transcripts and a large body of contemporary manuscript material, it orers a nuanced view that attempts to