Tradition and change: Khmer identity and democracy in the 20th century and beyond

This dissertation presents an analysis of Cambodia as it wrestles with the structural changes involved in its transition to democracy. I argue that the Khmer wish both to embrace the tenets of contemporary democracy, yet also to reclaim the ancient culture the Khmer Rouge set out to destroy. The phy...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Su, Christine M
Other Authors: McCutcheon, James
Published: University of Hawaii at Manoa 2009
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10125/6911