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Bektimirova Nadezhda

Son Ngoc Thanh – Trajectory of Political Demise. Review of the book by Matthew Jagel “Khmer Nationalist: Sơn Ngọc Thành, the CIA, and the Transformation of Cambodia”. Northern Illinois University Press. 2023. 234 р.

ЮГО-ВОСТОЧНАЯ АЗИЯ: АКТУАЛЬНЫЕ ПРОБЛЕМЫ РАЗВИТИЯ, 2024, №3(64), 309-314

Рубрика: РЕЦЕНЗИИ

 
Annotation: This article provides a review of the book by Matthew Jagel “Khmer Nationalist. Son Ngoc Thanh, the CIA, and the Transformation of Cambodia” published by Northern Illinois University Press in 2023. The paper highlights that the manuscript is based on rear sources, which has allowed Matthew Jagel to create a full and vibrant political portrait of one of Cambodia’s most puzzling socio-political actors – Son Ngoc Thanh. The most interesting themes of the book for experts and the wider readership are systematically explored – such as Son Ngoc Thanh’s political activity in the 1960s, the extent of the CIA’s interference in Cambodia’s internal affairs, and the involvement of the political elites in both Thailand and South Vietnam in destabilising the political situation inside Cambodia.

Keywords: Son Ngoc Thanh, Norodom Sihanouk, CIA, nationalist, Khmer Serei movement, military coup, prime minister

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