TY - JOUR
T1 - Narrating the national border
T2 - Cambodian state rhetoric vs popular discourse on the Preah Vihear conflict
AU - Ngoun, Kimly
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
Copyright © The National University of Singapore 2016.
PY - 2016/6/1
Y1 - 2016/6/1
N2 - Existing studies of the Thai-Cambodian conflict over the Khmer temple of Preah Vihear tend to focus on the historical and legal dimensions of the contested claims and on Thailand's role. This article examines the conflict from within Cambodia, through the rhetoric of the Cambodian state elites and the views of residents of Preah Vihear province. The state has endeavoured to create and propogate a view that development projects in this province are an expression of Khmer pride as well as important for nation-building and border defence. Residents of the border region, however, view such nationalist discourse through their everyday experiences, giving local meaning to terms such as development, nation and heritage.
AB - Existing studies of the Thai-Cambodian conflict over the Khmer temple of Preah Vihear tend to focus on the historical and legal dimensions of the contested claims and on Thailand's role. This article examines the conflict from within Cambodia, through the rhetoric of the Cambodian state elites and the views of residents of Preah Vihear province. The state has endeavoured to create and propogate a view that development projects in this province are an expression of Khmer pride as well as important for nation-building and border defence. Residents of the border region, however, view such nationalist discourse through their everyday experiences, giving local meaning to terms such as development, nation and heritage.
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U2 - 10.1017/S0022463416000059
DO - 10.1017/S0022463416000059
M3 - Review article
SN - 0022-4634
VL - 47
SP - 210
EP - 233
JO - Journal of Southeast Asian Studies
JF - Journal of Southeast Asian Studies
IS - 2
ER -