An edition of Phnom Penh (2008)

Phnom Penh

a cultural and literary history

by

  • 1 Want to read
Cover of: Phnom Penh by Milton E. Osborne, Milton E. Osborne
Preview
Borrow Listen

My Reading Lists:

Create a new list

Check-In

×Close
Add an optional check-in date. Check-in dates are used to track yearly reading goals.
Today
Notes
  • 1 Want to read
Notes

Check nearby libraries

Buy this book

Last edited by MARC Bot
May 28, 2023 | History
Edit
An edition of Phnom Penh (2008)

Phnom Penh

a cultural and literary history

by

  • 1 Want to read

Long neglected by Western travellers, Phnom Penh became Cambodias permanent capital in 1866. It has been home to Iberian missionaries and French colonialists, with a stunning mix of traditional palaces, Buddhist temples and transplanted French architecture. Author from Australian National University.

Publish Date
Publisher
Signal Books
Language
English
Pages
232

Check nearby libraries

Buy this book

Previews available in: English

Subjects

History, Cambodia, history, Asia, social life and customs, Civilization

Places

Phnom Penh (Cambodia)

Showing 2 featured editions. View all 2 editions?

Edition Availability
Cover of: Phnom Penh
Phnom Penh: a cultural history
2008, Oxford University Press
in English
Libraries near you: WorldCat
Cover of: Phnom Penh
Phnom Penh: a cultural and literary history
2008, Signal Books
in English
Libraries near you: WorldCat

Add another edition?

Book Details

Table of Contents

Foreword -- William Shawcross -- Ch. 1.
A Personal Introduction to a Changing City -- -- Ch. 2.
Deciphering the Palimpsest: Finding the Past in the Present -- -- Ch. 3.
Iberian Alarums and Excursions -- -- Ch. 4.
Royal City, Colonial City -- -- Ch. 5.
Transformation: Building the New Phnom Penh in an Era of Colonial Good Feeling -- -- Ch. 6.
Phnom Penh before the Second World War: A Literary Way Station for the Angkor Temples -- -- Ch. 7.
Watershed Years, 1939-1953 -- -- Ch. 8.
"Sihanouk Time", 1953-1970 -- -- Ch. 9.
Three Years, Eight Months and Twenty Days: Phnom Penh under Pol Pot -- -- Ch. 10.
Writing Obituaries for "Old Phnom Penh" -- -- Ch. 11.
Ambiguous City in an Ambiguous Country, 1979-1993 -- -- Ch. 12.
Today's City: Somehow Hope Survives -- -- App. A.
The Royal Palace -- -- App. B.
The National Museum.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-226) and indexes.

Published in
Oxford [U.K.]
Series
Cities of the imagination, Cities of the imagination

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
959.6
Library of Congress
DS554.98.P48 O84 2008

The Physical Object

Pagination
xvi, 232 pages
Number of pages
232

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL35345496M
Internet Archive
phnompenhcultura0000osbo
ISBN 10
1904955401
ISBN 13
9781904955405
OCLC/WorldCat
184820496

Source records

Internet Archive item record
marc_columbia MARC record
Promise Item
harvard_bibliographic_metadata record

Community Reviews (0)

Feedback?
No community reviews have been submitted for this work.

Lists

See All

History

Download catalog record: RDF / JSON / OPDS | Wikipedia citation
May 28, 2023 Edited by MARC Bot import existing book
January 14, 2023 Edited by ImportBot import existing book
December 27, 2022 Edited by MARC Bot import existing book
October 22, 2021 Created by ImportBot Imported from Internet Archive item record