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5.0 out of 5 stars
Best of the bunch on SE Asia region,
By Karen Koegler (Lexington, KY United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Phnom Penh: A Cultural History (Cityscapes) (Hardcover)
I can't praise this book highly enough. I bought many books for a trip to SE Asia and while they all served their purposes, only this one was riveting reading. Even if you're just visiting the Angkor sites and not even going to Phnom Penh, I would still recommend that you buy this book (perhaps the paperback if you're traveling) because Osborne memorably sketches the history of Cambodia through the history of its capital. This book deepens and broadens the material you find in conventional guidebooks. His personal experiences in the capital provide street-level savvy and the descriptions of the city during and just after the Khmer Rouge regime are unforgettable. This book made me want to read every other volume in the "Cityscapes" series, but I fear not all will have this author's experience and accessible prose style.
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Phnom Penh: A Cultural History (Cityscapes) by Milton E. Osborne (Paperback - September 4, 2008)
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