Cambodia
By: Michael Freeman.
Series: Topographics
Publisher: Reaktion
Published: 2004
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 197
Subjects: Cambodia -- History -- 20th century.; Cambodia -- Social life and customs.; Cambodia -- Description and travel.; Cambodia -- Civilization.
Description: "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."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 195-197).
Table of contents: title: Chenla the rich : land, people, history; title: The Angkor business : restoring and exploiting Cambodia's heritage; title: Tomb raiders : looting and faking Khmer art; title: The Gall Harvest : the road to the Killing Fields; title: From the peanut gallery : Cambodia, the movie, and classical dance.