Title: Motherhood at war : pregnancy during the Khmer Rouge regime : oral history /
Authors: Kasumi, Nakagawa,
Year: 2015
Subjects: Parti communiste du Kampuchea History.; Parti communiste du Kampuchea; Motherhood Cambodia Anecdotes.; Pregnancy Cambodia Anecdotes.; Women and war Cambodia.; Motherhood; Pregnancy; Women and war; Cambodia History; Cambodia
Abstract: This book is a collection of Cambodian women stories of dignity and empowerment and about Cambodian modern history from women's perspectives. Voices of women who survived the Khmer Rouge regime (1975-1979) broke their silence and shared their personal stories of motherhood during this time.
Contents: 1. Introduction to Khmer Rouge regime -- 2. Childhood before the Khmer Rouge -- 3. Marriages and divorce before the Khmer Rouge -- 4. When Khmer Rouge took power -- 5. Marriages in Khmer Rouge -- 6. Pregnancy at war -- 7. Childbirth -- 8. Abortion -- 9. Life with a child in the war -- 10. Death of a child in the war -- 11. Becoming a grandmother in the war -- 12. Liberation -- 13. Conclusion.