| Autore |
Pribble Scott
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| Pubbl/distr/stampa |
Milton Park, England : , : Routledge, , [2024]
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| Descrizione fisica |
1 online resource (175 pages)
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| Disciplina |
332.54
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| Collana |
The Cold War in Asia
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| Soggetto topico |
Barter - Cambodia
Labor camps - Cambodia - History
Political prisoners - Cambodia
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| ISBN |
1-00-334637-5
1-000-91507-7
1-003-34637-5
1-000-91506-9
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| Formato |
Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione |
eng
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| Nota di contenuto |
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.
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| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910729739703321 |
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