The Quality of Mercy: Cambodia, Holocaust and Modern Conscience

by William Shawcross

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Study of the role of developed countries, the role of UN (UN and specialized agencies) and of nongovernmental organizations in providing emergency relief and food aid to alleviate hunger in Cambodia in 1979 - examines the functioning of responsible agencies in response to a disaster, the economic implications and political problems involved; discusses the conflict between politics and humanitarian missions; reports personal observations of the author. Map.

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William Shawcross (born 28 May 1946, in Sussex, England) is a widely renowned writer and broadcaster. Shawcross was educated at Eton College and University College, Oxford. His articles have appeared in the Sunday Times, the Sunday Telegraph, the Washington Post and the Sydney Morning Herald. In 1995 he wrote and presented the three-part BBC show more television series Monarchy and in 2002, to tie-in with the Queen¿s Golden Jubilee, he again wrote and presented a landmark four-part BBC television series, Queen and Country, a revealing and intimate portrait of the Queen, and an absorbing study of the changing face of monarchy and of Britain during the past half-century. He lives in London and Cornwall. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

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Original publication date
1984
Important places
Cambodia
Dedication
For Michal

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Nonfiction, History, General Nonfiction, Food & Cooking, Politics and Government
DDC/MDS
959.6History & geographyHistory of AsiaSoutheast Asia: Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, VietnamCambodia
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DS554.8 .S54History of Europe, Asia, Africa and OceaniaAsiaHistory of AsiaSoutheast AsiaFrench IndochinaCambodia

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