The barter economy of the Khmer Rouge labor camps / / Scott Pribble.
"Pribble investigates the barter economies that developed in many of the labor camps established under the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia. When the Khmer Rouge abolished currency and markets in 1975, starving Cambodians created underground exchanges in labor camps throughout the country, bartering lux...
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| Superior document: | The Cold War in Asia |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Milton Park, England : : Routledge,, [2024] ©2024 |
| Year of Publication: | 2024 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Cold War in Asia.
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (175 pages) |
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Table of Contents:
- Cover
- Half Title
- Series Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Table of Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Definitions
- Sources and Methodology
- Main Arguments
- Historiography
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Chapter 1: Revolution and the Labor Camps
- Evacuations and Labor Camps
- Village Life before the Khmer Rouge
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Chapter 2: The Abolition of Currency and Its Ideological Roots
- Ideological Roots
- Evolution of the Currency Policy
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Chapter 3: Origins of the Barter Economy
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Bibiliography
- Chapter 4: Substitute Currencies: Rice and Gold
- Rice as Currency
- Gold as Currency
- Negotiation
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Chapter 5: Other Substitute Currencies
- Clothing
- Salt
- Sugar
- Medicine
- Tobacco
- Meat
- Watches
- Other Currencies
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Bibiliography
- Chapter 6: Perils and Punishments
- Surveillance
- Punishments
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Chapter 7: Chinese Khmers in the Underground Economy
- History of the Chinese in Cambodia
- Hostilities against Chinese Khmers
- The Chinese Khmers and the Barter Economy of Democratic Kampuchea
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Chapter 8: Khmer Women and the Barter Economy
- Women Bartering in the Camps
- Mothers as Heroes and Saviors
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Chapter 9: Base People versus New People
- The Relationship between New People and Base People
- Motivations for Owning Luxury Items
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Chapter 10: Cadres, Watches, and Lighter Chains
- Cadres and Wristwatches
- Cadres and Lighter Chains
- Cadres in the Underground Markets
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Chapter 11: Aftermath
- Barter Explosion after Khmer Rouge Collapse
- The Reintroduction of Currency
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Conclusion
- Index.