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Angkor Wat
by Michio Fujioka
A remarkable approach of Angkor and pre-Angkorian structures by a Japanese architect and specialist of Hindu-Buddhist architecture
Découvertes sur la danse
by Fernand Divoire
An essay showing the impact of Cambodian dance aesthetics on the study of choreography in 1920s France.
In English
Classic Dances of the Orient: Royal Cambodian Dances
by Xenia Zarina
An informed and perceptive study on 'dances of the Orient', notably Cambodian, by a Russian-American professional dancer who visited the region in the 1930s.
In English
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
นิราศนครวัด Nirat Nakhon Wat [Journey to Angkor Wat]
by Rajanubhab Damrong
A quite ambivalent account of the 1924 visit to Phnom Penh and Angkor by a Siamese dignitary: shared cultural heritage in a time of rising nationalism.
In Thai
The Downfall of the Gods
by Hugh Clifford
An elegant period novel set in Ancient Angkor by British administrator and author H. Clifford in the 1910s.
In English
The Ocean of Churn: How The Indian Ocean Shaped Human History
by Sanjeev Sanyal
An unconventional, stimulating take on Indian Ocean and cultural exchanges between the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia.
In English
Five Years in Siam, From 1891 to 1896. Vol I
by Herbert Warington Smyth
The first volume of a remarkable account of the Siamese and Laotian societies, geographical surveys and mining explorations.
In English
Five Years in Siam, From 1891 to 1896, Vol II
by Herbert Warington Smyth
A remarkable 1890s account of the Siamese, Cambodian and Laotian societies, geographical surveys and mining explorations.
In English
Angkor and Cambodia in the Sixteenth Century, from Spanish and Portuguese Sources]
by Bernard Philippe Groslier & Charles Ralph Boxer & Michael Smithies
The first and only collection of Spanish and Portuguese written sources on Angkor, predating the Angkorian "rediscovery" by more than 300 years.
In English
Visions d'Extrême-Orient, Corée, Chine, Indochine, Siam, Birmanie [Visions of the Far East, Korea, China, Indochina, Siam, Burma]
by Robert Chauvelot
From Korea to Cambodia, Burma and Laos, a quite perceptive travelogue from the 1920s.
In French
Bronzes Royaux d'Angkor, un art du divin | Royal Bronzes of Angkor
by Collective Work
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
Le nouveau guide du Musée 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
Mémoire collective chez les Khmers et leurs voisins [Collective Memory among the Khmers and their Neighbors]
by Joseph Thach
[under construction]
In English & French
Four Faces of Siva - The Detective Story of a Vanished Race
by Robert J. Casey
Not a novel nor a purely journalistic work: the engaging take on Angkor and modern Cambodia around 1930 by a Chicago-based reporter and popular writer.
In English
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
Cambodian Quest
by Robert J. Casey
The novel opens with a tracking shot on Nance Abbott (or Anne C. Abbott), a young, All-American young woman "dealing with the drudgery of news illustration and…
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
Ангкорская империя (Социально-экономический и государственный строй Камбоджи в IX-XIV вв) | The Angkorian Empire (Social, Economic and State Formation in Cambodia in the 9th-14th centuries)
by L. A. Sedov
The first and only major study on Ancient Angkor in Russian, often quoted but hard to find in its full version.
In Russian
Indian Cultural Influence in Cambodia
by Bijan Raj Chatterji
A reference study on early Cambodia, Angkor civilization and its links to Indian culture.
In English

Angkor Wat

Découvertes sur la danse

Classic Dances of the Orient: Royal Cambodian Dances

L'anarchiste [The Anarchist]

นิราศนครวัด Nirat Nakhon Wat [Journey to Angkor Wat]

The Downfall of the Gods

The Ocean of Churn: How The Indian Ocean Shaped Human History

Five Years in Siam, From 1891 to 1896. Vol I

Five Years in Siam, From 1891 to 1896, Vol II

Angkor and Cambodia in the Sixteenth Century, from Spanish and Portuguese Sources]

Visions d'Extrême-Orient, Corée, Chine, Indochine, Siam, Birmanie [Visions of the Far East, Korea, China, Indochina, Siam, Burma]

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

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

Mémoire collective chez les Khmers et leurs voisins [Collective Memory among the Khmers and their Neighbors]

Four Faces of Siva - The Detective Story of a Vanished Race

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

Cambodian Quest

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

Ангкорская империя (Социально-экономический и государственный строй Камбоджи в IX-XIV вв) | The Angkorian Empire (Social, Economic and State Formation in Cambodia in the 9th-14th centuries)

Indian Cultural Influence in Cambodia

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