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1. James Clavell's novel King Rat might be an interesting example of this.

Reply to jmbar2 (Original post)

Sat Sep 3, 2022, 10:51 AM

Sep 2022

In the camp, the one with the power was the one who could provide and, in this case, it was a corporal who was a nobody before becoming a POW. In the camp, even the officers deferred to him. Once they were freed, he was back to being a nobody corporal.

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Economics 101: Study of POW camp economics [View all] jmbar2 Sep 2022 OP

James Clavell's novel King Rat might be an interesting example of this. OnlinePoker Sep 2022 #1

Thanks for the recommendation jmbar2 Sep 2022 #5

Damn, I read something similar decades ago in a college ... sanatanadharma Sep 2022 #2

Not a new, fresh system. Simply re-establising a cbabe Sep 2022 #3

Thanks for the recommended read jmbar2 Sep 2022 #4