How to Behave: Buddhism and Modernity in Colonial Cambodia, 1860–1930

Southeast Asia: Politics, Meaning, and Memory

by Anne Ruth Hansen

This ambitious cross-disciplinary study of Buddhist modernism in colonial Cambodia breaks new ground in understanding the history and development of religion and colonialism in Southeast Asia.

264 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 2007

Reviews

[Sambath Meas]

"Correct understanding went beyond merely listening to the Dhamma, which was only the first stage of 'making an effort to ponder, think, analyze, and reflect on teachings in Pali and to let them penetrate one's heart and mind deeply.' "

[Patrick]

Good to read with Vietnamese Tradition on Trial by Marr, and Print and Power by McHale.