The Deadly Logic of Decolonization

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The Khmer Rouge’s motivations went beyond the defense of Cambodian sovereignty against foreign powers.

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The aftermath of this social experiment in decolonization known as Year Zero left between 1.5million and 3 million Cambodians dead from starvation, execution, forced labor, forced marches, forced.

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