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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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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
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Ithaca :
Southeast Asia Program Publications,
2008.
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| 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.