This text examines the Khmer Rouge phenomenon by focusing on one of its key institutions, the secret prison outside Phnom Penh known by the code name S-21. More... » 

This text examines the Khmer Rouge phenomenon by focusing on one of its key institutions, the secret prison outside Phnom Penh known by the code name S-21. More than a chronicle of the Khmer Rouge barbarism it is an examination of the psychological dimension of state-sponsored terrorism. «