Red harvests : agrarian capitalism and genocide in Democratic Kampuchea / James A. Tyner.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tyner, James A., 1966- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Land reform--Political aspects--Cambodia.

Land reform.

Land reform--Social aspects--Cambodia.

Genocide--Economic aspects--Cambodia.

Genocide.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Morgantown, Virginia : West Virginia University Press, [2021]

Summary:

"James Tyner reinterprets the place of agriculture under the Khmer Rouge, positioning it in new ways relative to Marxism, capitalism, and genocide. The Cambodian revolutionaries' agricultural management is widely viewed by critics as irrational and dangerous, and it is invoked as part of wider efforts to discredit leftist movements. Researching the specific functioning of Cambodia's transition from farms to agriculture within the context of the global economy, Tyner comes to a different conclusion. He finds that analysis of "actually existing political economy"-as opposed to the Marxist identification the Khmer Rouge claimed-points to overlap between Cambodian practice and agrarian capitalism"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

"Revolution is the people's war"

"Be masters of your own destiny!"

"We are building socialism in the cooperatives"

"Currency Is a most poisonous tool"

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-949199-78-9

OCLC:

1226564702