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Podcast: New Books in Biography & Memoir
Episode: Matthew Jagel, "Khmer Nationalist: Sơn Ngc Thà nh, the CIA, and the Transformation of Cambodia" (Northern Illinois UP, 2023)
Description: Khmer Nationalist: Sơn Ngc Thà nh, the CIA, and the Transformation of Cambodia (Northern Illinois UP, 2023) is a political history of Cambodia from World War II until 1975, examining the central role of Sõn Ngoc Thà nh. The book is a story of nationalist movements, political intrigue, coup attempts, war, and American intelligence operations. Matthew Jagel shows how central Sõn Ngoc Thà nh was to the rise of Cambodian nationalism, the brief period of Japanese dominance, the fight for independence from France, and the establishment of ties with the United States. Factoring Sõn Ngoc Thà nh into a di...