Tides of empire religion, development, and environment in Cambodia / Courtney Work.
| Author/creator | Work, Courtney |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | New York : Berghahn Books, 2020. |
| Description | ix, 165 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Series | Asian anthropologies; volume 10 |
| Contents | Introduction -- Shaping the space : movement, stories, and structure -- A roadology : intentional acts of movement and transformation -- Neak Ta : articulating the boundaries -- The cham : history, memory, and practice -- Merit in motion : temple building and other powerful acts -- Conclusion. |
| Abstract | "At the forested edge of Cambodia's development frontier, the infrastructures of global development engulf the land and existing social practices like an incoming tide. Cambodia's distinctive history of imperial surge and rupture makes it easier to see the remains of earlier tides, which are embedded in the physical landscape, and also floating about in the solidifying boundaries of religious, economic, and political classifications. Using stories from the hybrid population of settler-farmers, loggers, and soldiers, all cutting new social realities from the water and the land, this book illuminates the contradictions and continuities in what the author suggests is the final tide of empire"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2020016085 |
| ISBN | 9781789207729 (hardback) |
| ISBN | (ebook) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |