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Cambodia and the Politics of Aesthetics

Alvin Cheng-Hin Lim

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Description:Illuminating developments in contemporary Cambodia with political and aesthetic theory, this book analyses the country s violent transition from socialism to capitalism through an innovative method that combines the aesthetic approach and critical theory.To understand the particularities of the country s transition and Cambodia s unfolding encounter with neoliberal capitalism, the book pursues the circuits of desire connecting the constellation of objects and relations, which is identified as Cambodia. Chapters focus on the pre-colonial empire of Angkor, the invasions of Siam and Vietnam in the nineteenth century, the devastation of the Khmer Rouge genocide and the subsequent Vietnamese occupation, and the present rapacity of Hun Sen s neoliberal government.A creative combination of auto-ethnography, critical theory, and area studies and the analysis of a historical moment, the book is of interest to academics working on comparative politics, Asian studies, holocaust studies, critical theory, and in the politics of aesthetics."We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Cambodia and the Politics of Aesthetics. To get started finding Cambodia and the Politics of Aesthetics, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 186

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Routledge

Release: 2013

ISBN: 1283860724

Description: Illuminating developments in contemporary Cambodia with political and aesthetic theory, this book analyses the country s violent transition from socialism to capitalism through an innovative method that combines the aesthetic approach and critical theory.To understand the particularities of the country s transition and Cambodia s unfolding encounter with neoliberal capitalism, the book pursues the circuits of desire connecting the constellation of objects and relations, which is identified as Cambodia. Chapters focus on the pre-colonial empire of Angkor, the invasions of Siam and Vietnam in the nineteenth century, the devastation of the Khmer Rouge genocide and the subsequent Vietnamese occupation, and the present rapacity of Hun Sen s neoliberal government.A creative combination of auto-ethnography, critical theory, and area studies and the analysis of a historical moment, the book is of interest to academics working on comparative politics, Asian studies, holocaust studies, critical theory, and in the politics of aesthetics."We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Cambodia and the Politics of Aesthetics. To get started finding Cambodia and the Politics of Aesthetics, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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