Arts & Literature: Another Roadside Attraction: Pol Pot's Pyre
This piece summarizes the author’s 2001 trip to Anlong Veng, Cambodia, to visit the location of Pol Pot’s cremation near the former headquarters of the Khmer Rouge guerilla movement. The paper describes the terrain that must be traversed in order to get there, and the individuals one encounters along the way. In the process, aspects of Cambodian history and culture are revealed.
Authors
- Craig Etcheson
Institutions
- Harvard University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Genocide Studies and Prevention
- Published
- 2025-04-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5038/1911-9933.18.3.2029
- Primary Topic
- Cambodian History and Society
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00