Cambodia and the Politics of Aesthetics

Illuminating developments in contemporary Cambodia with political and aesthetic theory, this book analyses the country's violent transition from socialism to capitalism through an innovative method that combines the aesthetic approach and critical theory.

List of contents

Introduction 1. The Third-Worlding of Cambodia 2. Jacotot in Cambodia 3. The Gaze and the Tain 4. A Cambodian Hauntology 5. Cambodian Literature as Heterotopia 6. Breakfast with the Dictator 7. Reassembling Memory 8. Precarious Lives

About the author

Alvin Cheng-Hin Lim is an Assistant Professor in International and Comparative Politics at the American University of Nigeria. His research interests include critical theory, political economy, and the impact of neoliberalism on countries like Cambodia and Nigeria.

Summary

Illuminating developments in contemporary Cambodia with political and aesthetic theory, this book analyses the country’s violent transition from socialism to capitalism through an innovative method that combines the aesthetic approach and critical theory.

Product details

• Authors: Alvin Lim, Alvin Cheng-Hin Lim
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 14.08.2015
• EAN: 9781138948358
• ISBN: 978-1-138-94835-8
• No. of pages: 192
• Series: Routledge Contemporary Southeast Asia Series
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, South East Asia, Political science & theory, Regional Studies, Regional / International studies, Political campaigning & advertising, Political science and theory, Political campaigning and advertising, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General