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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.

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.
L'Indochine, Exposition nationale coloniale de Marseille, 1922 [1922 Marseille National-Colonial Exhibition: Indochina]
by Pierre Guesde
The 1922 Colonial Exhibition in Marseille, France, with Angkor Wat tower pinnacles, Khmer ancient sculptures and live dancers starring.
In French
The Golden Road: How Ancient India Transformed The World
by William Darlymple
When India's attention shifted from West to East, releasing a bounty of spiritual, literary, scientific and artistic innovations that inspired local cultures.
In English
Angkor the Magnificent: Wonder City of Ancient Cambodia
by Helen Churchill Candee
The first published account of Angkor by an American woman, an intrepid traveler that had longed to see the Khmer temples "with a longing such as youth knows."
In English
Angkor Buddhist Treasures from Banteay Kdei | Preah Norodom Sihanouk Angkor Museum
by Yoshiaki Ishizawa
The discovery of 274 discarded Buddhist statues at Prasat Banteay Kdei in March and August 2001 by a team of Sophia University and Cambodian archaeologists.
In English
Les civilisés [The Civilized]
by Claude Farrère
A gem of French "exotic" literature: Saigon decadence with the 1890s Cambodian uprising in the background.
In French
L'exotisme indochinois dans la litterature francaise depuis 1860 (2 vol) [Indochinese Exoticism in French Literature since 1860]
by Louis Malleret
A pioneering study on French colonial literature and 'exoticism' from 1860 to the 1930s.
Pioneering in the Far East, And Journeys to California in 1849 and to the White Sea in 1878
by Ludvig Verner Helms
A valuable, firsthand account on Ang Duong's Cambodia in 1851.
In English
ការបង្កើតរដ្ឋថៃ The Birth of the Thai State
by Michel Tranet
A specialist of Khmer antiquities in Thailand assesses the history of the modern state of Thailand.
In Khmer
ល្ខោនពោលស្រី Lakhoan Porl Srei [Female Speak-Theater]
by Neak Chen
The rebirth of an ancient theater-dance form in the Kandal Province after the somber years of civil war.
In Khmer
Doudart de Lagree au Cambodge et en Indo-chine (Lettres d'un precurseur) [Doudart de Lagree, Letters of a Pioneer]
by Félix Julien
One of the first publications dedicated to the saga of the Commission d'exploration du Mekong.
In French
Art in Thailand: A Brief History
by M.C. Subhadradis Diskul
A reference summary of the history of art in Thailand, by a Thai educationist and archaeologist.
In English
Treasures of the Albert Hall Museum, Jaipur
by Chandramani Singh
Entirely renovated in July 2008, a one-of-a-kind museum showcasing heritage treasures from Rajasthan, India, and the world.
In English

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

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]

L'Indochine, Exposition nationale coloniale de Marseille, 1922 [1922 Marseille National-Colonial Exhibition: Indochina]

The Golden Road: How Ancient India Transformed The World

Angkor the Magnificent: Wonder City of Ancient Cambodia

Angkor Buddhist Treasures from Banteay Kdei | Preah Norodom Sihanouk Angkor Museum

Les civilisés [The Civilized]

L'exotisme indochinois dans la litterature francaise depuis 1860 (2 vol) [Indochinese Exoticism in French Literature since 1860]

Pioneering in the Far East, And Journeys to California in 1849 and to the White Sea in 1878

ការបង្កើតរដ្ឋថៃ The Birth of the Thai State

ល្ខោនពោលស្រី Lakhoan Porl Srei [Female Speak-Theater]

Doudart de Lagree au Cambodge et en Indo-chine (Lettres d'un precurseur) [Doudart de Lagree, Letters of a Pioneer]

Art in Thailand: A Brief History

Treasures of the Albert Hall Museum, Jaipur