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At the Edge of the Forest : Essays on Cambodia, History, and Narrative in Honor of David Chandler /

Inspired by David Chandler's groundbreaking work on Cambodian attempts to find order in the aftermath of turmoil, these essays explore Cambodian history using a rich variety of sources that cast light on Khmer perceptions of violence, wildness, and order, examining the "forest" and cu...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Chandler, David P. (David Porter), 1933- (honouree.), Ledgerwood, Judy, 1959- (Editor), Hansen, Anne Ruth (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Ithaca : Southeast Asia Program Publications, 2008.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Foreword: Some Introductory Remarks; At the Edge of the Forest: Narrative, Order, and Questions of Meaning in Khmer History and Society; David Chandler: Selected Bibliography; Coming to Cambodia; Introduction to ""Songs at the Edge of the Forest; Songs at the Edge of the Forest: Perceptions of Order in Three Cambodian Texts; PART I: GAPS IN THE WORLD; Gaps in the World: Harm and Violence in Khmer Buddhist Narrative; Songs at the Edge of Democratic Kampuchea; PART II: ALTERNATIVE READINGS OF THE PAST; Performative Realities: Nobody's Possession.
  • The King with Hansen's Disease: Tales of the Leper in Colonial CambodiaBetween a Song and a Prei: Tracking Cambodian History and Cosmology through the Forest; PART III: NEW SONGS; Constructing Narratives of Order: Religious-Building Projects and Moral Chaos; Ritual in 1990 Cambodian Edge of the Forest Political Theatre: New Songs at the Edge of the Forest; Imaginary Conversations with Mothers about Death; Contributors.