Tragedy and Heritage: the Case of Cambodia
- Autores: J. John Lennon
- Localización: Tourism recreation research, ISSN 0250-8281, Vol. 34, Nº. 1, 2009, págs. 35-43
- Idioma: inglés
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Resumen
The growth in tourism to Cambodia creates many Challenges in the context of a developing country. I he landscape is rich in natural and built heritage and the outstanding temple Complex of Angkor Wat is now complemented by a range of other activities and attractions throughout the country. Yet, this is a country that ist sill evheilingnfroin a protracted period of war and an internal regime that perpetrated sonic of the most extreme policies world. The period of the Khmer Rouge (1075-79) saw evacuation of cities, extermination and starvation, closure of international borders. 1 he commemoration and interpretation of this period Is explored in the context of modern Cambodia. Heritage and documentation is under threal in a rapidly developing economy, where (lie past is at best not a development priority and at worst avoided. 1 he difficulty of much of this material for the current political leadership of the country and the attempts by independent non-government organizations to maintain historical representation in the context of tourism attraction operation is discussed. tested sites have an important role in preserving the recent tragic past in a t l l thpothtasibso itsh e 'righthat furrgetoand'is focused on a range of new economic priorities.
