The Resource Temple in the Clouds : Faith and Conflict at Preah Vihear, John Burgess
Temple in the Clouds : Faith and Conflict at Preah Vihear, John Burgess
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- Summary
- Perched atop a five-hundred-metre cliff in the far north of Cambodia, Preah Vihear temple ranks among the world's holiest sites. It was built at a millennium ago as a shrine to the Hindu god Shiva by the same civilization that gave the world Angkor Wat. But modern times tragically transformed it into a battlefield prize. Cambodian factions fought each other for control during the country's long civil war, and in recent years the land around the temple has been the focus of a sometimes violent border dispute with Thailand. In 'Temple in the clouds, former Washington post 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 clifftop monument's full history, ancient and legal modern. He reveals previously unknown legal strategies and diplomatic maneuvering behind a contentious World Court case of 1959-1962 that awarded the temple to Cambodia. Written in a lively style, 'Temple in the clouds' brings new insight to one of Southeast Asia's greatest temples and most intractable border conflicts
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 231 pages
- Contents
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- The Lord of the Summit
- The Temple in Its Golden Age
- The Empire in Decline
- The Curators from France
- Creating a Dividing Line
- The Place In Between
- A New Flashpoint in the Cold War
- The Fine Points of Jurisdiction
- The Flow of Water and the Meaning of a Map
- Cambodia Triumphant
- Military High Ground in a Brutal Civil War
- A Conflict Reborn
- Faith, Tourism, and Armed Stand-Off Among the Ancient Stones
- Isbn
- 9786167339542
- Label
- Temple in the Clouds : Faith and Conflict at Preah Vihear
- Title
- Temple in the Clouds
- Title remainder
- Faith and Conflict at Preah Vihear
- Statement of responsibility
- John Burgess
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Perched atop a five-hundred-metre cliff in the far north of Cambodia, Preah Vihear temple ranks among the world's holiest sites. It was built at a millennium ago as a shrine to the Hindu god Shiva by the same civilization that gave the world Angkor Wat. But modern times tragically transformed it into a battlefield prize. Cambodian factions fought each other for control during the country's long civil war, and in recent years the land around the temple has been the focus of a sometimes violent border dispute with Thailand. In 'Temple in the clouds, former Washington post 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 clifftop monument's full history, ancient and legal modern. He reveals previously unknown legal strategies and diplomatic maneuvering behind a contentious World Court case of 1959-1962 that awarded the temple to Cambodia. Written in a lively style, 'Temple in the clouds' brings new insight to one of Southeast Asia's greatest temples and most intractable border conflicts
- Cataloging source
- ERASA
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1951-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Burgess, John
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- maps
- portraits
- Index
- no index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Prasat Prĕah Vihéar (Cambodia)
- Temples, Khmer
- Cambodia
- Thailand
- Cambodia
- Prasat Prĕah Vihéar (Cambodia)
- Boundaries
- Temples, Khmer
- Travel
- Cambodia
- Thailand
- Label
- Temple in the Clouds : Faith and Conflict at Preah Vihear, John Burgess
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-228)
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- The Lord of the Summit -- The Temple in Its Golden Age -- The Empire in Decline -- The Curators from France -- Creating a Dividing Line -- The Place In Between -- A New Flashpoint in the Cold War -- The Fine Points of Jurisdiction -- The Flow of Water and the Meaning of a Map -- Cambodia Triumphant -- Military High Ground in a Brutal Civil War -- A Conflict Reborn -- Faith, Tourism, and Armed Stand-Off Among the Ancient Stones
- Control code
- ocn899977741
- Dimensions
- 21 cm
- Extent
- 231 pages
- Isbn
- 9786167339542
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps, portraits
- Label
- Temple in the Clouds : Faith and Conflict at Preah Vihear, John Burgess
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-228)
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- The Lord of the Summit -- The Temple in Its Golden Age -- The Empire in Decline -- The Curators from France -- Creating a Dividing Line -- The Place In Between -- A New Flashpoint in the Cold War -- The Fine Points of Jurisdiction -- The Flow of Water and the Meaning of a Map -- Cambodia Triumphant -- Military High Ground in a Brutal Civil War -- A Conflict Reborn -- Faith, Tourism, and Armed Stand-Off Among the Ancient Stones
- Control code
- ocn899977741
- Dimensions
- 21 cm
- Extent
- 231 pages
- Isbn
- 9786167339542
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps, portraits
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