Series on the Khmer culture and its development. The second part examines events in Cambodia since national independence in 1953. The 1950's-60's were a time when Cambodia sought to create its own identity as a modern nation, while striving to preserve its indigenous culture. The resulting tensions continued until Civil War erupted in 1970.|PROGRESS VS. ANTIQUITY : MODERN CAMBODIA EMERGES / produced by Barbara Bernstein. SERIES: Cambodian culture : death of a sideshow| no. 2 - Series on the Khmer culture and its development. The second part examines events in Cambodia since national independence in 1953. The 1950's-60's were a time when Cambodia sought to create its own identity as a modern nation, while striving to preserve its indigenous culture. The resulting tensions continued until the civil war erupted in 1970. - BROADCAST: Satelite, 20 Oct. 1987.
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