Modern Asia Part VII: Southeast Asia
Explore the best books on modern Southeast Asia with our curated list. Discover insightful reads on history, culture, and development in this dynamic region.
Book
Pol Pot
by Philip Short
A portrait of the Cambodian despot whose rule saw the deaths of one-fifth of the country's population documents how Pol Pot's beliefs about moral purity, self-abnegation, and utopian prosperity degenerated into radical egalitarianism.
