Record of Cambodia, A: The Land and Its People Gender Politics and Kwanchewan Buadaeng

and Kwanchewan Buadaeng

completed two years at University of Mandalay

Prince Damrong’s prefaces

Chalidaporn Songsamphan

Illustrates how the ongoing violence in the Muslim south continues to pose a challenge to state legitimacy

Record of Cambodia, A: The Land and Its People Gender Politics and Kwanchewan BuadaengTranslated, with an introduction and notes, by Peter Harris Only one person has given us a first hand account of the civilization of Angkor. This is the Chinese envoy, Zhou Daguan, who visited Angkor in 129697 and wrote A Record of Cambodia: The Land and Its People after his return to China. To this day, Zhous description of the royal palace, sacred buildings, women, traders, slaves, hill people, animals, landscapes, and everyday life remains a unique