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The Tyranny of Proximity: Power and Mobility in Colonial Cambodia, 1863–1954

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 August 2006

Penny Edwards
Penny Edwards
Affiliation:
The Centre for Cross-Cultural Research at the Australian National University. Email: Penny.Edwards@anu.edu.au
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Abstract

Often typecast as sedentary and static in Western writings, Cambodians have long been on the move. This article explores the misrepresentation of such mobility in colonial narratives, and contrasts the stereotype of the static Khmer with the mobilization of recruits in the First World War, the activities of protesters in Cambodia and political devices like the Royal Tour.

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Journal of Southeast Asian Studies , Volume 37 , Issue 3 , October 2006 , pp. 421 - 443
Copyright
2006 The National University of Singapore

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