At the Edge of the Forest : : Essays on Cambodia, History, and Narrative in Honor of David Chandler / / ed. by Anne Ruth Hansen, Judy Ledgerwood.
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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Place / Publishing House: | Ithaca, NY : : Cornell University Press, , [2018] ©2008 |
Year of Publication: | 2018 |
Language: | English |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (251 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- 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 Cambodia
- Between 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 Political Theatre: New Songs At The Edge Of The Forest
- Imaginary Conversations With Mothers About Death
- Contributors
- Southeast Asia Program Publications