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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.

Troubling the Water: a dying lake and a vanishing world in Cambodia
by Abby Seiff
A poignant -- albeit sometimes heavy on dystopia -- depiction of the ecological and human landscape of the "Great Lake" in the 2020s.
In English
Un pèlerin d'Angkor
by Pierre Loti
One of the most inspired (and inspirational) travelogues on Angkor in the pioneering times.
In French
Treasures of the Albert Hall Museum, Jaipur
In English
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.
In English
Le Phnom Kulen et sa région, Carte et Commentaire | Phnom Kulen and Its Area, Map and Monograph
by Jean Boulbet
Gods, Trees and Human Beings on Cambodia's sacred mountain.
In French
Zhou Dagan's "Customs of Cambodia"
by Michael Smithies & Zhou Daguan
Another translation of the most ancient account of the life in Angkor by the Chinese merchant and traveler Zhou Daguan
In English
Chasses au tigre et a l'éléphant: un hiver au Cambodge / A Winter in Cambodia
by Edgar Boulangier
One of the first published travel accounts from French explorers at the end of the 19th century, with hunting anecdotes and -- fortunately -- much more...
In French
A Guide to Phnom Penh
by Robert Philpotts
A rare guidebook of Phnom Penh published in 1992, when the capital city was still emerging from civil war. With a quick hop to Angkor.
In English
Zhou Daguan's Customs of Cambodia: A New Translation
by Solang & Beling Uk
An English translation of the famous text by Zhou Daguan anchoring it to the 'real' Khmer country (Srok Khmer).
In English, Khmer & Chinese
A History of Cambodia
by David P. Chandler
One of the major must-read studies on Cambodia history.
In English
Burma, Ceylon, Indo-China. Siam, Cambodia, Annam, Tongking, Yunnan. Landscape, Architecture, Inhabitants
by Martin Hürlimann
A magnificent photography work reflecting a journey through "Buddha's Empire".
In English
Charlot
by Ian Masters
A work of fiction on Charlie Chaplin's 1936 visit to Angkor, and why the mysterious trip keeps eluding us.
In English
The Antiquities of Cambodia
by John Thomson
Was he "the first" or "one of the first" to rediscover Angkor and to capture it on film? No matter what, John Thomson's testimony remains priceless.
In English
Au coeur du pays khmer: notes cambodgiennes
by Adrien Pannetier
Notations on Cambodian daily life, politics and mores collected in 1917-1918 by a French "country doctor".
In French
The Straits of Malacca, Indochina and China
by John Thomson
Or Ten Years' Travels, Adventures and Residence Abroad
In English
The English Governess at the Siamese Court
by Anna Leonowens
The written account that decades later inspired a best-selling book and a Hollywood musical is nevertheless a valuable document for historians.
In English
L'Indochine et la Chine: récits de voyage de John Thomson (French Adaptation)
by John Thomson & Hippolyte Vattemare
A 1879 French "adaptation" of photographer and geographer John Thomson's "The Straits of Malacca, Indo-China, and China" (1875).
In French
Angkor
by Malcolm MacDonald & Loke Wan Tho
An endearing description of Angkor and other Khmer temples, enriched with private conversations with King Sihanouk.
In English
Wondrous Angkor
by Deane H. Dickason
A quite insightful guidebook of Angkor temples aimed at affluent English-speaking tourists in the 1930s.
In English
Angkor silencieux
by Michel Butor & Narang Nouth & Philippe Gras
Following Michel Butor's soaring vision of Angkor, the more conventional, scholarly but extremely enjoyable historical essay by Nouth Narang.
វចនានុក្រមរុក្ខជាតិប្រើប្រាស់ក្នុងប្រទេសកម្ពុជា |Plantes utilisées au Cambodge | Plants Used in Cambodia
by Pauline Dy Phon
The monumental opus by Cambodian botanist Pauline Dy Phon, with cross-referenced indexes, trilingual descriptions, Khmer original and romanized names.
In English, French & Khmer
The Natyashastra, English Translation
by Manomohan Ghosh
The first integral English translation of the Sanskrit Treatise on Hindu Dance, "Dramaturgy and Histrionics".
In English & Sanskrit

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

Troubling the Water: a dying lake and a vanishing world in Cambodia

Un pèlerin d'Angkor

Treasures of the Albert Hall Museum, Jaipur

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

Le Phnom Kulen et sa région, Carte et Commentaire | Phnom Kulen and Its Area, Map and Monograph

Zhou Dagan's "Customs of Cambodia"

Chasses au tigre et a l'éléphant: un hiver au Cambodge / A Winter in Cambodia

A Guide to Phnom Penh

Zhou Daguan's Customs of Cambodia: A New Translation

A History of Cambodia

Burma, Ceylon, Indo-China. Siam, Cambodia, Annam, Tongking, Yunnan. Landscape, Architecture, Inhabitants

Charlot

The Antiquities of Cambodia

Au coeur du pays khmer: notes cambodgiennes

The Straits of Malacca, Indochina and China

The English Governess at the Siamese Court

L'Indochine et la Chine: récits de voyage de John Thomson (French Adaptation)

Angkor

Wondrous Angkor

Angkor silencieux

វចនានុក្រមរុក្ខជាតិប្រើប្រាស់ក្នុងប្រទេសកម្ពុជា |Plantes utilisées au Cambodge | Plants Used in Cambodia

The Natyashastra, English Translation