At the Edge of the Forest: Essays on Cambodia, History, and Narrative in Honor of David Chandler (Studies on Southeast Asia)

At the Edge of the Forest: Essays on Cambodia, History, and Narrative in Honor of David Chandler (Studies on Southeast Asia)

by Anne Ruth Hansen (Editor), JudyLedgerwood (Editor)

Synopsis

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 cultured space, and the fraught edge where they meet.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 248
Publisher: Southeast Asia Program Publications Southeast
Published: May 2008

ISBN 10: 087727746X
ISBN 13: 9780877277460

Author Bio
Judy Ledgerwood is Professor of Anthropology and Director of the Center for Southeast Asian Studies at Northern Illinois University. She is a contributor to Anthropology and Community in Cambodia, a collection of essays in honor of May Ebihara. Her most recent book is At the Edge of the Forest, published by Southeast Asia Program Publications.