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.
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វចនានុក្រមរុក្ខជាតិប្រើប្រាស់ក្នុងប្រទេសកម្ពុជា |Plantes utilisées au Cambodge | Plants Used in Cambodia
by Pauline Dy PhonThe monumental opus by Cambodian botanist Pauline Dy Phon, with cross-referenced indexes, trilingual descriptions, Khmer original and romanized names.In English, French & Khmer
Ceremonies des 12 Mois- Fetes annuelles cambodgiennes [Twelve-Month Ceremonies: Cambodian Yearly Celebrations] PRINT
by Éveline Porée-MasperoThe earliest attempt to a summary of the major religious and cultural celebrations in Modern Cambodia after Adhémard Leclere's notations.In French
Danses d'Indochine [Dances of Indochina]
by Raymond CogniatAn enlightening reflexion on Southeast Asian dances, and in particular on Cambodian court dance.In French
Kambuja-desa, or An Ancient Hindu Colony in Cambodia
by R.C. MajumdarAn India-centered approach of Cambodia, Champa and the "Indian colonization" of Southeast Asia".In English
Les loups de Paris | Le Club des Morts [Wolves of Paris - The Club of the Dead]
by Jules LerminaA serialized novel set in a louche ring of adventurers searching for the "Treasure of the Khmers".In French
The Serpent's Tail, A Brief History of Khmer Classical Dance
by Prumsodun OkAn informed historical essay on Khmer classical dance by a performer and performing arts researcher.In English
វចនានុក្រមរុក្ខជាតិប្រើប្រាស់ក្នុងប្រទេសកម្ពុជា |Plantes utilisées au Cambodge | Plants Used in Cambodia
by Pauline Dy PhonThe essential reference book on Cambodian flora, published in 2000.In English, French & Khmer
Music and Musical Thought in Early India
by Lewis RowellA sum on early Indian music encompassing the history of thought, religion, science, across the subcontinent.In English
Les Monuments Khmers du style du Bayon et Jayavarman VII
by Philippe SternA fundamental study on the 'Bayon style' of architecture, which still helps us in better understanding the evolution of Jayavarman VII's reign.In French
Early Indo-Cambodian Contacts (Literary and Linguistic)
by Kalyan Kumar SarkarA textual and linguistical revisitation of pre-Angkorean and Angkorean inscriptions by a renowned Indian researcher.In English
A New Voyage Round The World
by William DampierAdventurer and gifted explorer William Dampier's view on early Southeast AsiaIn English
Flora Cochinchinensis
by Joao de LoureiroProbably the earliest botanical survey of the region by a Western observer, including some 1,600 speciesIn Portuguese & Latin
The Empire Looks South: Chinese perceptions of Cambodia before and during the Kingdom of Angkor
by Peter HarrisProbably the most exhaustive study on Chinese descriptions and perceptions of Cambodia in pre-Angkorean and Angkorean times.In English
Yogasataka: Texte médical attribué à Nagarjuna
by Jean FilliozatThe origin of ayurvedic medicine in a treatise with highly complex authorship attribution.In English & French
Hindu Architecture in India and Abroad
by Prasanna Kumar AcharyaBack to the intellectual and aesthetical origins of Hindu architecture and its Southeast Asian derivatives, particularly in the Khmer tradition.In English
La vie mène la danse [Germaine Krull's Posthumous Autobiography]
The fascinating life of a talented photographer and a strong-willed woman spanning the whole 20th century and several continents.In French
អាហារនៅជនបទអង្គ័រ La cuisine rurale d'Angkor | Rural Cuisine of Angkor
by Ang ChouleanA remarkable essay in culinary sociology and ethnography by a major observer of Cambodian "material culture".In French & Khmer
Tonle Sap: The Heart of Cambodia's Natural Heritage
by Colin M. Poole & Eleanor BriggsA geographical, historical, ecological survey of the 'Great Lake'.In English
Brève et véridique relation des évènements du Cambodge
One of the first accounts of Angkor and the surrounding Kingdom of Cambodia by a Western traveler.In French & Spanish