Border wars: The ongoing temple dispute between Thailand and Cambodia and UNESCO's World Heritage List

International Journal of Heritage Studies

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-21

  Silverman, Helaine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Cambodia; Cultural heritage; Nationalism; Preah Vihear; Thailand; UNESCO; World heritage list

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650285885     PISSN: 13527258     EISSN: 14703610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13527258.2011.524001     Document Type: Review

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