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Angkor Wat’s modern history reclaimed from French colonialists, and the cultural politics of Unesco




Angkor Wat: A Transcultural History of Heritage, by Michael Falser, De Gruyter, 4/5 starsThe amount of ink spilled on the 12th century Angkor temples complex might not fill Cambodia’s Tonlé Sap Lake, but it sometimes feels like it could. The Khmer empire monument is a Unesco World Heritage centre, a global must-see on tourists’ bucket lists, and the only archaeological monument featured on a national flag.Yet Michael Falser still finds a lot to say in his recent book, Angkor Wat: A…



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