Angkor meets Tomb Raider: Setting the scene

International Journal of Heritage Studies

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 323-336

  Winter, Tim ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Angkor; Cambodia; Heritage; Media; Representation; Tourism

Indexed keywords

EID: 29444461583     PISSN: 13527258     EISSN: 14703610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1352725022000037218     Document Type: Article

References (16)

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6. The 1980s did also witness the restoration efforts, albeit on a significantly smaller scale, of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI). See R. Ciochin & J. James, 'The glory that was Angkor', Archaeology,Vo\. 47, No. 2, 1994
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11. Quoted from MTV documentary, Tomb Raider: making the movie, MTV Asia, broadcast May-June 2001
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