Ung (2000) states that the Cambodian genocide is the product of a perfect agrarian vision that can be built by eliminating Western influence. More specifically, the Angkar perceives peasants and farmers as “model citizens” because many have not left the village and have not been subject to Western influence (Ung 2000:57). Furthermore, the Khmer Rouge emphasized the ethnic cleansing of individuals of other races who were not considered “true Khmer” and represented a “source of evil, corruption [and] poison” (Ung 2000:92). Finally, the ideology centered on obtaining lost territory was based on “a time when Kampuchea was a large empire with territories” (Ung 2000:78). In essence, Ung successfully demonstrates that multiple causes encouraged the Cambodian