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Williams, Francis Joseph (2017)

The Eradication of Ethnic Identity in Cambodia, 1975-9

Master thesis | Asian Studies (60 EC) (MA)

Between 1975-9 the Khmer Rouge led a genocidal regime in Cambodia, targeting minorities - including the Cham Muslim population - in particular. Using transcripts from the Khmer Rouge Tribunal, this thesis argues that cultural arguments to explain gender-based violence only hold ground up to a certain point. Beyond this, it is more useful to view gender-based violence as a product of its genocidal conflict. This latter argument is made by comparing the Khmer Rouge period to East Timor and Islamic State.

Khmer

Rouge

Minority

Cham

Cambodia

Genocide

Gender

Author

Williams, Francis Joseph

Faculty

Faculty of Humanities

Specialisation

MA Asian Studies (History, Arts and Culture of Asia)

Supervisors

Schulte Nordholt, Henk

ECTS Credits

15

Language

en