Elizabeth beckers when the war was over cambodia and the khmer rouge revolution is a heart rending history of modern cambodia a state whose people have in the last 30 years endured war political upheaval international betrayal and genocide beginning with the khmer rouge overthrow of the us backed lon nol regime in 1975 becker examines the historical patterns of violence and . Buy when the war was over cambodia and the khmer rouge revolution revised edition rev e by becker elizabeth isbn 9781891620003 from amazons book store everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. When the war was over cambodia and the khmer rouge revolution revised edition elizabeth becker award winning journalist elizabeth becker started covering cambodia in 1973 for the washington post when the country was perceived as little more than a footnote to the vietnam war. Award winning journalist elizabeth becker started covering cambodia in 1973 for the washington post when the country was perceived as little more than a footnote to the vietnam warthen with the rise of the khmer rouge in 1975 came the closing of the border and a systematic reorganization of cambodian society. Get this from a library when the war was over cambodia and the khmer rouge revolution revised edition elizabeth becker the definitive book on the cambodian revolution los angeles times book review and winner of the robert f kennedy book award now with an extensive new chapter on todays cambodia