Inside Cambodian Insurgency: A Sociological Perspective on Civil Wars and Conflict

216 Pages·2015·2.055 MB·English

by  Daniel Bultmann

InsIde CambodIan InsurgenCy
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Inside Cambodian Insurgency
A Sociological Perspective on Civil Wars and Conflict
danIel bulTmann
Humboldt University Berlin, Germany
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bultmann, daniel.
Inside Cambodian insurgency : a sociological perspective on civil wars and conflict / by
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Isbn 978-1-4724-4305-2 (hardback : alk. paper)—Isbn 978-1-4724-4306-9 (ebook)—
Isbn 978-1-4724-4307-6 (epub)
1. Cambodia—History—Civil War, 1970–1975. 2. Social conflict—Cambodia—
History—20th century. I. Title.
ds554.8.b85 2015
959.604’2—dc23
2014028396
Isbn: 9781472443052 (hbk)
Isbn: 9781472443069 (ebk – PdF)
Isbn: 9781472443076 (ebk – ePub)
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Contents
List of Figures vii
List of Tables ix
List of Abbreviations xi
Acknowledgments xiii
Introduction 1
1 Greed and Grievances at War 5
2 Habitus Groups and Power 15
3 Field History and Structure 23
4 Military Leadership 37
5 Military Operators 101
6 The Rank-and-File Soldiers 135
7 Sociology, Civil Wars, and Conflict 165
Conclusion 173
Appendix I: Map of UNHCR-UNBRO Border Camps during the
1980s and 1990s 181
Appendix II: Questionnaire 183
Bibliography 187
Index 197
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List of Figures
Frontispiece Drawing by a Khmer Rouge cadre during a political
lesson. Source: Documentation Center of Cambodia.
The caption reads: “Combatants protecting the border.” xiii
4.1 Excerpts from a notebook on military training: bombing angles.
Source: Documentation Center of Cambodia. 86
4.2 Excerpts from a notebook on military training: logarithms.
Source: Documentation Center of Cambodia. 87
4.3 Notebook for military training: march formations.
Source: Documentation Center of Cambodia. 89
6.1 Magical handkerchief. Source: picture taken by author,
September 2011. 148
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List of Tables
3.1 Formal military ranks in the resistance according to faction 34
3.2 Habitus groups within the field 36