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2011.
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| Summary/Abstract |
During the Cambodian Civil War (1970-75), the Khmer Rouge, whose ideological appeal had a significant effect on its recruitment of combatants, flourished and was able to maintain influence over the Cambodian population. The Lon Nol government, to a certain extent, also succeeded in recruiting combatants, and many civilians joined the government army. Focusing on the structural contexts of three districts in Battambang province during the war, this article seeks to explain these contradicting facts by taking into greater account the role of territorial control in the recruitment of combatants. Although both sides relied not only on the noncoercive mobilization of combatants but on coercive measures within their designated zones of control, they were forced to search for highly motivated volunteers within their opponent's zones.
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