Jim Pollock

A modern history of the Cambodian province of Kampot, told through the lives of the salt fields people of Chum Kriel. Just outside of Kampot town is the district of Chum Kriel, which contains hundreds of salt fields, fringed with small, basic houses and rice paddies. This book tells the stories of some of the resilient, resourceful and courageous people who have made their lives there. Based on both documentary research and individual interviews,...