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Philip Short

Born

in Bristol, The United Kingdom

April 17, 1945

Genre

History, Biography, Politics

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Philip Short is a British journalist and author specializing in biographies of historical dictators, he studied at Cambridge University, he worked as a journalist for the BBC for 25 years as a foreign correspondent(1972-97), a job that allowed him to travel widely and experience wildly different cultures, it would prove a great learning experience that still benefits him as an author.

After his work for the BBC, he taught journalism in the University of Iowa, in the US. He now resides in Provence, USA, with his wife and son.

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	Pol Pot: Anatomy of a Nightmare 3.91 avg rating — 1,584 ratings — published 2000 — 38 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Putin: His Life and Times 4.30 avg rating — 1,129 ratings — published 2022 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mao: A Life 3.98 avg rating — 612 ratings — published 1999 — 27 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Taste for Intrigue: The Multiple Lives of François Mitterrand 4.23 avg rating — 196 ratings — published 2013 — 20 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	In Pursuit of Plants: Experiences of Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Century Plant Collectors 4.25 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2003 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The dragon and the bear: Inside China and Russia today 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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“For if there is one lesson worth retaining from the travails of the Cold War and the miseries it brought in its wake, it is the folly of seeking simple answers to complicated questions. It is a lesson which governments still show no sign of learning.”
― Philip Short, Pol Pot: Anatomy of a Nightmare

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“When we contemplate what happened in Cambodia, we are looking not at some exotic horror story but into darkness, into the foul places of our own souls.”
― Philip Short, Pol Pot: Anatomy of a Nightmare

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“having a line of coloured sand drawn around Phnom Penh to give the city magical protection.”
― Philip Short, Pol Pot: Anatomy of a Nightmare

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