Cultural renewal in Cambodia : academic activism in the neoliberal era /
This book is about cultural work in torn-up societies. It narrates the establishment of an academic project in contemporary postwar Cambodia, when the country became the largest recipient of international aid. It depicts a southeast Asian country at the crossroads of conflicting imaginaries of devel...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
[2020]
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| Summary: | This book is about cultural work in torn-up societies. It narrates the establishment of an academic project in contemporary postwar Cambodia, when the country became the largest recipient of international aid. It depicts a southeast Asian country at the crossroads of conflicting imaginaries of development through the lens of an independent organization that emerged out of the turmoil. It shows how the relations of domination of institutions from the 'north' effectively constrain alternative visions of action in the 'south' that fall outside the neoliberal framework. The account is a reflection on past ambitions and failures of the international goodwill order, and a charge to change our approach in the future. It offers a cautionary tale whose significance transcends the Cambodian case. |
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| Item Description: | "ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute." |
| Physical Description: | xv, 297 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [279]-289) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9789004433908 9004433902 |