I knew Cambodia in 1984-1985 to be then worked as a doctor in Phnom Penh. I had read a lot about my return that country and also met with members of the diaspora in exile. I also in possible kept in touch with friends Khmer of Cambodia at a time when neither the net nor the phone contacts allowed. The author conducted a survey amazing, the elements presented are those I had then heard for the period 1975-1985. The style is hanging and removed (I must say that I read in early November 2011, during a trip to Cambodia ...). A must for anyone who wants to see this country with the hindsight of the last 150 years and rescue from oblivion the individual adventures of past centuries mix closely to this. Thank you Patrick Deville.