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Angkor, the temple and palace complex of the ancient Khmer capital in Cambodiais one of the world’s most famous monuments. Hundreds of thousands oftourists from all over the globe visit Angkor Park, one of the finest UNESCO WorldHeritage Sites, every year. Since its UNESCO listing in 1992, the Angkor regionhas experienced an overwhelming mushrooming of hotels and restaurants; theinfrastructure has been hardly able to cope with the rapid growth of mass tourismand its needs. This applies to the access and use of monument sites as well.The authors of this book critically describe and analyse the heritage nominationprocesses in Cambodia, especially in the case of Angkor and the temple ofPreah Vihear on the Cambodian/Thai border. They examine the implications theUNESCO listings have had with regard to the management of Angkor Park andits inhabitants on the one hand, and to the Cambodian/Thai relationships on theother. Furthermore, they address issues of development through tourism thatUNESCO has recognised as a welcome side-effect of heritage listings. They raisethe question whether development through tourism deepens already existinginequalities rather than contributing to the promotion of the poor.
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Keywords
- Angkor
- anthropology
- APSARA
- Cambodia
- Cultural property
- Cultural Studies
- International law
- International organisations & institutions
- Khmer people
- Law
- Preah Vihear Temple
- Public International Law
- Religion
- Siem Reap
- Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography
- Society & culture: general
- Society & Social Sciences
- Sociology & anthropology
- Thailand
- Tourism
- UNESCO
- Unesco Listings
- World Heritage
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DOI: 10.4000/books.gup.292Editions