00820nas a2200145   4500000000100000000000100001008004100002100001600043700001100059245006100070300001000131490000700141520051200148022001400660                                       d1 aM. Herzfeld1 aY. Hui00aSpecial Focus: The cultural politics of heritage-making.  a1-1040 v303 aThree papers are presented focusing on the cultural politics of heritage-making in South East Asia. The first paper deals with the efforts of the Thai state to incorporate the ethnic Khmer folk music genre of  kantruem  into Thailand s national intangible cultural heritage. The second paper presents a critique of the designation of the historic centre of Hoi An (Vietnam) as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The third paper studies the debates surrounding the future of Yangon s colonial-era court buildings.  a0217-9520