A History of Democratic Kampuchea (1975–1979)

A History of Democratic Kampuchea (1975–1979) (Khmer: ប្រវត្តិសាស្ត្រកម្ពុជាប្រជាធិបតេយ្យ (១៩៧៥-១៩៧៩)) is a 2007 Cambodian textbook written by Khamboly Dy.[1] The 87-page textbook was commissioned by the Documentation Center of Cambodia (DC-Cam), with Dy becoming the first Cambodian to write a textbook about the period.[2][1] Youk Chhang, then the Director of DC-Cam, supervised the project, while Wynne Cougill acted as both adviser and editor and American historian David P. Chandler reviewed the text.[3] The book was published by DC-Cam five years after it began to advocate the inclusion of Khmer Rouge history to Cambodian school curriculum.[4]

A History of Democratic Kampuchea (1975–1979)
AuthorKhamboly Dy
CountryCambodia
LanguageKhmer/English
SubjectHistory of Cambodia
Published2007
Pages87
ISBN978-99950-60-04-6

Until the book's publication, the Khmer Rouge period of Cambodian history had rarely been taught in Cambodian schools after the United Nations forced its removal from the general curriculum in the early 1990s, so as to encourage Khmer Rouge officials to join its talks for democracy.[4] The book is now considered the definitive schoolbook on the four-year Khmer Rouge period of Cambodian history, and has been made mandatory in Cambodian high school education beginning in 2009.[4]

References
  1. Chhang, Youk. "A HISTORY OF DEMOCRATIC KAMPUCHEA (1975-1979): Dy Khamboly (2007)". Documentation Center of Cambodia. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  2. Osborne, Milton (August 23, 2013). "History wars in Cambodia". The Interpreter. Lowy Institute. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  3. Documentation Center of Cambodia. "A History of Democratic Kampuchea (1975-1979)" (PDF). Documentation Center of Cambodia. p. 4. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 April 2018. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  4. Khmer Times (28 August 2014). "New Lessons on Khmer Rouge History". Khmer Times. Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Retrieved 8 April 2020.


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