Kiernan, Ben

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KIERNAN, Ben

KIERNAN, Ben. Australian, b. 1953. Genres: History. Career: University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia, tutor in history, 1975-77; University of Wollongong, Australia, senior lecturer in history, 1986-89; Yale University, New Haven, CT, associate professor, 1990-97, director of Cambodian Genocide Program, 1994-99, professor of history, 1997-, director of Genocide Studies Program, 1998-, A. Whitney Griswold Professor of History, 1999-. Publications: The Samlaut Rebellion, 1975; How Pol Pot Came to Power, 1985; Cambodia: The Eastern Zone Massacres, 1986; The Pol Pot Regime, 1996; Le genocide au Cambodge, 1998. EDITOR: Burchett, 1986; Genocide and Democracy in Cambodia, 1993; Conflict and Change in Cambodia, 2002; (co) The Specter of Genocide, 2003. Address: Department of History, Yale University, Box 208324, New Haven, CT 06520, U.S.A. Online address: www.yale.edu/gsp

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