Expressions of Cambodia The Politics of Tradition, Identity and Change [Hardcover]

Taking a theoretical and multidisciplinary perspective, the essays in this collection provide compelling insight into contemporary Cambodian culture at home and abroad. The book represents the first sustained exploration of the relationship between cultural productions and practices, the changing urban landscape and the construction of identity and nation building twenty-five years after the fall of the Khmer Rouge regime. As such, the team of international contributors address the politics of development and conservation, tradition and modernity within the global economy, and transmigratory movements of the twenty-first century.

Expressions of Cambodia presents a new dimension to the Cambodian studies by engaging the country in current debates about globalization and the commodification of culture, post-colonial politics and identity constructions. Timely and much-needed, this volume brings Cambodia back into dialogue with its neighbours, and in so doing, valuably contributes to the growing field of Southeast Asian cultural studies.

Introduction: The Politics of Tradition, Identity and Change  Tim Winter and Leakthina Chau-Pech Ollier Part 1: Re-Scripting Angkor  Subscripts: Reading Cambodian Pasts, Presents and Futures through Graffiti Penny Edwards  When ancient glory  meets modern tragedy : Angkor and the Khmer Rouge in contemporary tourism Tim Winter   The Fascination for Angkor Wat and the Ideology of the Visible Panivong Norindr  Part 2: Identity and the Liminal Space  Sitting between Two Chairs: Cambodias Dual Citizenship Debate Kathryn Poethig Refractions of Home: Exile, Memory and Diasporic Longing Khatharya Um &nlóF