The Royal Road to Romance
by Richard Halliburton
Like for contemporary Harry Hervey of King Cobra fame, Richard Halliburton had met instant success with his first published book, The Royal Road to Romance…
In English
Sorted by
Avatar: Forms of Vishnu
by Melanie Eastburn & Chaitanya SambraniVishnu in all 'his' avatars - A fascinating exhibition in Sydney (through October 2026), and a gorgeous book reviewed here.In English
La vie quotidienne dans la péninsule indochinoise à l'époque d'Angkor (800-1300)
by Louis FrédéricPart of a popularization series of essays in social history, the 'daily life' in mainland Indochina imagined from scarcely available written sources.In French
French Indo-China
by Virginia ThompsonOne of the smartest insights of the French colonial system in Southeast Asia by an Anglo-Saxon political scientist in the 1930s.In English
Le Roi lépreux
by Pierre BenoitNovelization of the life and challenges of a French Angkor conservator in the 1920s.In French
Phnom Penh Then and Now
by Michel Igout & Serge DubuissonThe evolution of Phnom Penh as the capital city of Cambodia through the colonial period, the Independence, the civil war and the decades of reconstruction.In English
China’s Encounters on the South and Southwest: Reforging the Fiery Frontier Over Two Millennia
by John K. Whitmore & James A. AndersonA collection of essays on the fluctuations of Chinese policy towards Southern and Southwestern neighbors from the 5th to the 20th century.In English
Picture Postcards of Cambodia, 1900-1950
by Joel MontagueA compendium reflecting the some 10, 000 postcards issued across French Indochina in the first half of the 20th century, particularly those about Cambodia.In English
L'art khmer primitif [Earlier Khmer Art]
by Henri ParmentierMonumental work on pre-Angkorian art from Udon to the Mekong Delta with Sambor Prei Kuk as hypothetical center.In French
Discovering Vietnam's Ancient Capital: the Archaeology and History of the Imperial Citadel of Thăng Long-Hanoi
by Tien Dong NguyenA lively account of the 2000-2004 archaeological campaign on the site of the ancient citadel and imperial compound of Thang Long (modern Hanoi).In English
Les temples du Cambodge: architecture et espace sacré
by Hedwige Multzer o'NaghtenA synthesis on major Khmer temples from the perspective of art history, architectural evolution and sacred spatial organization.In French
La cinématographie de mon père [My Father's Cinematography] | Fiction Movies Actors & Actresses
by Sihamoni NorodomIn this one chapter, the then-Prince Sihamoni comments on the actors and actresses who gave life to the King Father's filmic achievements.
Saoy, Royal Cambodian Home Cuisine | សោយ
A personal reinterpretation of several recipes from a Cambodian culinary cookbook classic.In English
Empire Colonial de la France: Indo-Chine (Cambodia and Laos)
by Jules Gervais-Courtellemont & Octave VandeletA richly illustrated journey through Indochina, and in particular Cambodia in the early years of the French Protectorate.In French
Four Faces of Siva - The Detective Story of a Vanished Race
by Robert J. CaseyNot 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
How to Behave: Buddhism and Modernity in Colonial Cambodia, 1860–1930
by Anne HansenDefining the "religious ethos of a time" when colonial realities fostered "the hope for a righteous dhammik savior-ruler."In English
真腊风土记 (The Land and Social Conditions of Chenla)
by Zhou Daguan吴哥数据库的最新收录书籍，周达观于1296年所记录的吴哥见闻《真腊风土记》：1/原本的复印本 2/2016年新版的由中国考古学家夏鼐于1981年所著的真腊风土记校注In Chinese
La Geste française en Indochine [The French Epic in Indochina]
A monumental compendium of texts - often never published before - related to the French forays in mainland Southeast Asia, 17th-20th centuries.In French
A Voyage to Cochin-China [History of a Voyage to the China Sea]
by John WhiteAn early account of Saigon, the Mekong Delta, Cambodia, Malaysia and the Philippines by the first US Navy officer who reached Cochinchina in 1819.
La province cambodgienne de Pursat [Pursat Province, Cambodia]
by René MorizonA rare field research touching geology, ethnography, geography, history and economics in the Pursat area, in 1925-1933.