Cambodge : the cultivation of a nation, 1860-1945 /
Penny Edwards.
- Honolulu : University of Hawaiʻi Press, c2007.
- viii, 349 pages : ill. ; 24 cm.
- Southeast Asia--politics, meaning, and memory .
- Southeast Asia--politics, meaning, memory. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. [325]-339) and index.
Introduction : originations -- The temple complex : Angkor and the archaeology of colonial fantasy, 1860-1906 -- Urban legend : capitalising on Angkor -- Les fidèles cambodgiens and Les khmèrophiles : scripting a Khmer nation, 1870-1935 -- Colonialism and its demerits : bringing Buddhism to book, 1863-1922 -- Violent lives : disengaging Angkor, 1907-1916 -- Copy rites : Angkor and the art of authenticity -- Secularizing the Sangha, 1900-1935 -- Holy trinity : Chuon Nath, Huot Tath, and Suzanne Karpeles -- Traffic : setting Khmerism in motion, 1935-1945 -- Past colonial?