Cambodia Michael Freeman.

By:

Freeman, Michael, 1945

Material type: Text

TextSeries: TopographicsAnalytics: Show analyticsPublication details: London Reaktion 2004.Description: 197 pages color, illustrations, color ports. 24 cmISBN:

1861891865 (pbk.

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DDC classification:

959.6042 FRE

Contents:

I. Chenla the Rich: Land, People, History II. The Angkor Business: Restoring and Exploiting Cambodia's Heritage III. Tomb Raiders: Looting and Faking Khmer Art IV. The Gall Harvest: The Road to the Killing Fields V. From the Peanut Gallery: Cambodia, the Movie and Classical Dance.

Summary: "Cambodia examines the country's present troubled situation in the light of its political and cultural history. It looks at many aspects of modern Cambodia, including the psychological effect of the outrages of Pol Pot, and how Angkor Wat has become an icon and symbol for its tourist and heritage industry. In the process, Michael Freeman relates personal stories and anecdotes from both Cambodia's recent and ancient history, such as royal white elephants and buffalo sacrifices in villages; how spiders are cooked and eaten; and the incidence of cannibalism in Cambodian warfare."--BOOK JACKET.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	Center for Khmer Studies		RR Cambodian Collection	959.6042 FRE (Browse shelf(Opens below))	C.1	Available		4278
Books	Center for Khmer Studies	Joel Hoff	LC Cambodian Collection	959.6042 FRE (Browse shelf(Opens below))	C.2	Available		CKS23090117

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"Cambodia examines the country's present troubled situation in the light of its political and cultural history. It looks at many aspects of modern Cambodia, including the psychological effect of the outrages of Pol Pot, and how Angkor Wat has become an icon and symbol for its tourist and heritage industry. In the process, Michael Freeman relates personal stories and anecdotes from both Cambodia's recent and ancient history, such as royal white elephants and buffalo sacrifices in villages; how spiders are cooked and eaten; and the incidence of cannibalism in Cambodian warfare."--BOOK JACKET.

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