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Some Aspects of Social & Economic History of Ancient India and Cambodia

by R.K. Chaudhary

A comparative study on social fabric in Ancient India and Cambodia. Focus on "village organization" that stills informs social fabric in Cambodia or Bali today.

Tantra, Magic and Vernacular Religion in Monsoon Asia (Introduction)
by Andrea Acri
Preface to a collection of documented essays on Tantrism, particularly in South Asia and Southeast Asia.
In English
East for Pleasure: The Narrative of Eight Months' Travel in Burma, Sian, the Netherlands East Indies and French Indo-China
by Walter B. Harris
A clever depiction of Asia in 1928 through a leisure travelogue including Angkor Wat and the ceremonies for the coronation of HM King Monivong.
In English
The World of Khmer Mythology
by Vittorio Roveda
A reference work exploring Khmer mythologies through the inscriptions of cavings, revealing the enduring beliefs and spiritual heritage of the Khmer people.
In English
Photos-Souvenirs: Danses classiques, danses folkloriques et créations modernes de Norodom Sihamoni
A lavishly illustrated brochure showcasing Cambodian performing art forms at the end of the 1980s.
In French
Le Bayon d'Angkor Thom - Bas-Reliefs [The Bayon of Angkor Thom - Bas-Reliefs
by Henri Dufour
The first substantial publication focusing on the Bayon, at a time (1912) the work of clearing the ground from collapsed stones and had just started.
In French
Siamese States Ceremonies: Their History and Function
by H.G. Quaritch Wales
ENTRY UNDER CONSTRUCTION [EUC]
In English
L'Aile de feu | Wing of Fire
by Jeanne Leuba
An engrossing novel set in an Indochinese plantation in the 1910s, with an unforgettable visit to Angkor and the Bayon.
In French
L'Aile de feu | Wing of Fire
by Jeanne Leuba
An engrossing novel set in an Indochinese plantation in the 1910s, with an unforgettable visit to Angkor and the Bayon.
In French
Le nouveau guide du Musee national de Phnom Penh | The New Guide to National Museum-Phnom Penh | មគ្គុទ្ទេសក៍ថ្មី សំរាប់សារមន្ទីរជាតិ - ភ្នំពេញ
by Samen Khun
An early illustrated guide to the rich collection of Khmer art at the National Museum of Cambodia.
In English, French & Khmer
Khmer Ceramics, 9th-14th Centuries
by various authors
"Of all the Southeast Asian wares, Khmer ceramics seem to be the most independent of Chinese influence."
In English
Indian Epigraphy
by Dineschandra Sircar
An exhaustive study of Indian and Southeast Asia epigraphy by Prof. D.C. Sirkar.
In English
A History of Cambodia-Thailand Diplomatic Relations 1950-2020
by Sok Udom Deth
A valuable study putting in perspective the ongoing dispute over international boundaries between two ASEAN neighbors.
In English
Bronzes Royaux d'Angkor, un art du divin | Royal Bronzes of Angkor
by Collective
Possibly the most appealing and stimulating sum on Khmer art and material culture history published in the last decade. English version much awaited.
In French
A l'école des diplomates: La perte et le retour d'Angkor [At the School for Diplomats - The Loss and Return of Angkor]
by Fernand Bernard
An important document on the complex history of boundary definition between Siam [now Thailand] and Cambodia, leading to further historic exploration.
In French
ប្រវត្តិសាស្ត្រកម្ពុជាសម័យអង្គ័រ (មូលដ្ឋានរៀននិងស្រាវជ្រាវ) | The history of Cambodia during the Angkor period (Foundation study and research)
by Ang Choulean
Cambodian ethnologist Ang Choulean's goes deeper into Khmer epigraphy for everyone's benefit and enlightnement.
In Khmer
L'anarchiste [The Anarchist]
by Polin Soth & Séra
The reprint of a Cambodian cult novel enriched with visual artist Séra's haunted illustrations.
In French
Colonial Law Making: Cambodia under the French
by Sally Frances Low
Or how to make the unlawful into laws: the legal pretences of French Protectorat over Cambodia.
In English
History, Culture and Region in Southeast Asian Perspectives
by O. W. Wolters
From prehistory to early hierarchies and kingdoms, a regional approach to indigenous and imported socio-cultural traits across Southeast Asia.
In English
โจวต้ากวาน, บันทึกว่าด้วยขนบธรรมเนียมประเพณีของเจินละ เฉลิม ยงบุญ [Zhou Daguan's Records of the Customs of Zhenla,Thai Translation]
by Chaloem Yongboonkerd
The author of this informed translation penned it in 1967 from the available Chinese version of Zhou Daguan's 真臘風土記 [A Record of Cambodia, its Land and its…
In Thai
New Journeys in Old Asia
by Helen Churchill Candee & Lucille Sinclair Douglass
Back to Cambodia four years after "Angkor the Magnificent", an inspired and sometime visionary travelogue through Asia in the throes of colonialism.
In English
Essai d'atlas statistique de l'Indochina [A Temptative Statistical Atlas of Indochina]
by Henri Brenier
The first attempt to assess the economic development and potential of French Indochina, with Cochinchina as focus of attention.
La province cambodgienne de Pursat [Pursat Province, Cambodia]
by René Morizon
A rare field research touching geology, ethnography, geography, history and economics in the Pursat area, in 1925-1933.

Some Aspects of Social & Economic History of Ancient India and Cambodia

Tantra, Magic and Vernacular Religion in Monsoon Asia (Introduction)

East for Pleasure: The Narrative of Eight Months' Travel in Burma, Sian, the Netherlands East Indies and French Indo-China

The World of Khmer Mythology

Photos-Souvenirs: Danses classiques, danses folkloriques et créations modernes de Norodom Sihamoni

Le Bayon d'Angkor Thom - Bas-Reliefs [The Bayon of Angkor Thom - Bas-Reliefs

Siamese States Ceremonies: Their History and Function

L'Aile de feu | Wing of Fire

L'Aile de feu | Wing of Fire

Le nouveau guide du Musee national de Phnom Penh | The New Guide to National Museum-Phnom Penh | មគ្គុទ្ទេសក៍ថ្មី សំ​រាប់សារមន្ទីរជាតិ - ភ្នំពេញ

Khmer Ceramics, 9th-14th Centuries

Indian Epigraphy

A History of Cambodia-Thailand Diplomatic Relations 1950-2020

Bronzes Royaux d'Angkor, un art du divin | Royal Bronzes of Angkor

A l'école des diplomates: La perte et le retour d'Angkor [At the School for Diplomats - The Loss and Return of Angkor]

ប្រវត្តិសាស្ត្រកម្ពុជាសម័យអង្គ័រ (មូលដ្ឋានរៀននិងស្រាវជ្រាវ) | The history of Cambodia during the Angkor period (Foundation study and research)

L'anarchiste [The Anarchist]

Colonial Law Making: Cambodia under the French

History, Culture and Region in Southeast Asian Perspectives

โจวต้ากวาน, บันทึกว่าด้วยขนบธรรมเนียมประเพณีของเจินละ เฉลิม ยงบุญ [Zhou Daguan's Records of the Customs of Zhenla,Thai Translation]

New Journeys in Old Asia

Essai d'atlas statistique de l'Indochina [A Temptative Statistical Atlas of Indochina]

La province cambodgienne de Pursat [Pursat Province, Cambodia]

Le nouveau guide du Musee national de Phnom Penh | The New Guide to National Museum-Phnom Penh | មគ្គុទ្ទេសក៍ថ្មី សំរាប់សារមន្ទីរជាតិ - ភ្នំពេញ