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Temple in the Clouds

- Faith and Conflict at Preah Vihear
Af: John Burgess Engelsk Paperback

Temple in the Clouds

- Faith and Conflict at Preah Vihear
Af: John Burgess Engelsk Paperback
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Perched atop a five-hundred-meter cliff in the far north of Cambodia, Preah Vihear ranks among the world''s holiest sites. It was built a millennium ago as a shrine to Hindu god Shiva by the same civilization that gave the world Angkor Wat. Sadly, it has been transformed recently into a battlefield prize, first with Cambodian factions during the Cambodian civil war, and later (to present) it has been the focus of sometimes violent border disputes with Thailand. In Temple in the Clouds former Washington Post foreign correspondent John Burgess and author of two previous books on Cambodia, draws on extensive research in Cambodia, Thailand, France and the United States to recount the cliff top monument''s full history, ancient and modern. He reveals previously unknown legal strategies and diplomatic manoeuvring behind a contentious World Court case of 1959-62 that awarded the temple to Cambodia. Written in a lively, accessible style, Temple in the Clouds brings new insight to one of Southeast Asia''s greatest temples and most intractable border conflicts. With 50 photographs, plans and maps.

Also by John Burgess: Stories in Stone: ISBN: 9786167339016; A Woman of Angkor ISBN: 9786167339252

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Perched atop a five-hundred-meter cliff in the far north of Cambodia, Preah Vihear ranks among the world''s holiest sites. It was built a millennium ago as a shrine to Hindu god Shiva by the same civilization that gave the world Angkor Wat. Sadly, it has been transformed recently into a battlefield prize, first with Cambodian factions during the Cambodian civil war, and later (to present) it has been the focus of sometimes violent border disputes with Thailand. In Temple in the Clouds former Washington Post foreign correspondent John Burgess and author of two previous books on Cambodia, draws on extensive research in Cambodia, Thailand, France and the United States to recount the cliff top monument''s full history, ancient and modern. He reveals previously unknown legal strategies and diplomatic manoeuvring behind a contentious World Court case of 1959-62 that awarded the temple to Cambodia. Written in a lively, accessible style, Temple in the Clouds brings new insight to one of Southeast Asia''s greatest temples and most intractable border conflicts. With 50 photographs, plans and maps.

Also by John Burgess: Stories in Stone: ISBN: 9786167339016; A Woman of Angkor ISBN: 9786167339252

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Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 200
ISBN-13: 9786167339542
Indbinding: Paperback
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ISBN-10: 6167339546
Kategori: Cambodia
Udg. Dato: 15 jul 2015
Længde: 15mm
Bredde: 211mm
Højde: 147mm
Forlag: River Books
Oplagsdato: 15 jul 2015
Forfatter(e): John Burgess
Forfatter(e) John Burgess

Kategori Cambodia

ISBN-13 9786167339542

Sprog Engelsk

Indbinding Paperback

Sider 200

Udgave

Længde 15mm

Bredde 211mm

Højde 147mm

Udg. Dato 15 jul 2015

Oplagsdato 15 jul 2015

Forlag River Books

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