SINCE 1975 CAMBODIA has suffered through one of the most catastrophic periods in its long history.
The takeover of the country by the communist Khmer Rouge in 1975, its violent aftermath, and the constant warfare between communist and noncommunist factions has resulted in widespread and major changes in the Cambodian social fabric. The country was plunged into a dark age from which it was slowly emerging in the late 1980s. Under the Khmer Rouge, the entire social structure of the country suffered radical and massive changes. An estimated 1 million to 2 million Cambodians died during the first three - and - one-half years of communist rule. Traditional family life was violently disrupted and virtually abolished between 1975 and 1979.
Nuclear families - the most important units of Cambodian society - were broken up and were replaced with communal groupings.
Read More in Cambodia Insight Website on Issue 8 Page 12.
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