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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.

The Last Helicopter: Two Lives in Indochina
A poignant and lucid love story set in war-torn Cambodia, by a former war TV correspondent who covered Southeast Asia's most tragic years.
In English
គំរូក្បាច់ខ្មែរ សម្រាប់ប្រើក្នុងការប៉ាក់របស់ ព្រះអង្គម្ចាស់ក្សត្រី | Motifs decoratifs khmers a l'usage de la broderie [Khmer Embroidery Patterns]
by Rasmi Sobbhana Norodom
A unique document on Cambodian decorative patterns and embroidery style from the 1930s, listing kbach elements inherited from ancient traditions.
In French & Khmer
The Measured Art: A Proportional Analysis of Early Khmer Sculpture
by Nancy H. Dowling
A proposed new periodization for pre-Angkorean sculptures.
In English
Chamic and Beyond: studies in mainland Austronesian languages
by Paul Sidwell & Anthony Paul Grant
How linguistics can help refine our perspective on Champa and other ancient Kingdoms of Southeast Asia.
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
Wondrous Angkor
by Deane H. Dickason
A quite insightful guidebook of Angkor temples aimed at affluent English-speaking tourists in the 1930s.
In English
Royal Succession in Ancient Cambodia
by Adhir Chakravarti
Matrilinear and patrilinear succession lines, plus some conquerors or usurpers: the complex genealogy of pre-Angkorean and Angkorean sovereigns.
In English
Poison Arrows: Strange Journey with an Opium Dreamer, Annam, Cambodia, Siam and The Lotos Isle of Bali
by Grace Thompson-Seton
A smart feminist in 1935 Angkor. Sensuality, hints to opium-enticed paradises, Bali women: "Asia lifted its curtain at the moonlit ruins of Angkor."
In English
Cambodia: India outside India, Decoding Khmer Architecture
by Ujjwala Anand Palsuley
One of the most extensive study in comparative architecture, related to Angkorean and mostly Dravidian Indian temples.
Histoire du Cambodge de la fin du XVIe siecle au XVIIIeme siecle [Cambodia from the end of 16th to the 18th century]
by Phoeun Mak
The reference study in 17th century Cambodia, its internal turmoil and the ever more complicated relations with its powerful neighbors, Siam and Vietnam.
In French
The Lotus Transcendent: Indian and Southeast Asian Art from the Samuel Eilenberg Collection
by Martin Lerner & Steven Kossak
A magnificent art collection, presented when 'provenance' only meant speculations about dates and styles, not how rightfully (or not) artworks were bought.
In English
Tendances de l'Art Khmer | Trends in Khmer Art
by Jean Boisselier
'Commentaries on 24 Masterpieces at the National Museum of Phnom Penh'.
In French
The Angkorian World
by Collective
Pluridisciplinary, encyclopaedic, ambitious and often highly enjoyable synthesis and sum of Angkorean research to the date.
In English
Saoy, Royal Cambodian Home Cuisine | សោយ
A personal reinterpretation of several recipes from a Cambodian culinary cookbook classic,
In English
Treatises on Dance | ตำรารำ (Tảrā rả)
The one and only Thai treatise on dance, a stunning collection of texts and illustrations dating back from 1790 onwards.
In Thai
The Angkorian Records
by Amina Ahmed Kar
Poetry, mysticism and eschatology in the Khmer inscriptions of the Angkorean period, in this inspired essay written by an Indian woman artist.
In English, Sanskrit & Old Khmer
Erotic Sculpture of India
by Devangana Desai
The power-charged erotica of Indian iconography, or how "bringing beauty nearer" inspired Indian (and Khmer) sculptors.
In English
Ancient Khmer Sites in North-eastern Thailand
by Asger Mollerup
Worship of Agni (God of Fire) and fire-shrines from Khorat and Buriram to Cambodia along 'the Angkor-Phimai route".
In English
Stories and Legends of Annam
by Clotilde Chivas-Baron
From the "Two Sacred Ladies" to the virtuous daughter of a disgraced king,, a collection of Vietnamese folktales mixing history, legends and folklore.
In English
Tantra, Magic and Vernacular Religion in Monsoon Asia (Introduction)
Preface to a collection of documented essays on Tantrism, particularly in South Asia and Southeast Asia.
In English
Photography in Cambodia: 1886 to the Present
by Nicholas Coffill
Photography as social history narrative medium in the Kingdom of the lasting instant.
In English
Pistes, fleuves et jungles: A travers l'Indochine et les pays voisins [Trails, Rivers, Jungles: Across Indochina and Neighboring Countries]
by Raymond Recouly
A pleasant read from a typical French 'grand reporter' of the 1930s who befriended famous journalist Albert Londres.
In French

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

The Last Helicopter: Two Lives in Indochina

គំរូក្បាច់ខ្មែរ សម្រាប់ប្រើក្នុងការប៉ាក់របស់ ព្រះអង្គម្ចាស់ក្សត្រី | Motifs decoratifs khmers a l'usage de la broderie [Khmer Embroidery Patterns]

The Measured Art: A Proportional Analysis of Early Khmer Sculpture

Chamic and Beyond: studies in mainland Austronesian languages

Charlot

Wondrous Angkor

Royal Succession in Ancient Cambodia

Poison Arrows: Strange Journey with an Opium Dreamer, Annam, Cambodia, Siam and The Lotos Isle of Bali

Cambodia: India outside India, Decoding Khmer Architecture

Histoire du Cambodge de la fin du XVIe siecle au XVIIIeme siecle [Cambodia from the end of 16th to the 18th century]

The Lotus Transcendent: Indian and Southeast Asian Art from the Samuel Eilenberg Collection

Tendances de l'Art Khmer | Trends in Khmer Art

The Angkorian World

Saoy, Royal Cambodian Home Cuisine | សោយ

Treatises on Dance | ตำรารำ (Tảrā rả)

The Angkorian Records

Erotic Sculpture of India

Ancient Khmer Sites in North-eastern Thailand

Stories and Legends of Annam

Tantra, Magic and Vernacular Religion in Monsoon Asia (Introduction)

Photography in Cambodia: 1886 to the Present

Pistes, fleuves et jungles: A travers l'Indochine et les pays voisins [Trails, Rivers, Jungles: Across Indochina and Neighboring Countries]