TY - JOUR
T1 - The tyranny of proximity
T2 - Power and mobility in colonial Cambodia, 1863-1954
AU - Edwards, Penny
PY - 2006/10
Y1 - 2006/10
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=33748470993&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1017/S0022463406000725
DO - 10.1017/S0022463406000725
M3 - Article
SN - 0022-4634
VL - 37
SP - 421
EP - 443
JO - Journal of Southeast Asian Studies
JF - Journal of Southeast Asian Studies
IS - 3
ER -