From a colonial reinvention to postcolonial heritage and a global commodity: performing and re-enacting Angkor Wat and the Royal Khmer Ballet

It is a commonplace that cultural heritage is not only a highly contested concept of modern times, full of nationalistic undertones, cultural stereotypes and essentialist topoi such as past grandeur and enduring cultural purity. Cultural heritage has also become the easiest and most profitable prey...

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Main Author: Falser, Michael (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 2014
In: International journal of heritage studies
Year: 2013, Volume: 20, Issue: 7/8, Pages: 702-723
ISSN:1470-3610
DOI:10.1080/13527258.2013.794746
Online Access:Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1080/13527258.2013.794746
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Author Notes:Michael S. Falser