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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.

A Guide to Phnom Penh
by Robert Philpotts
A rare guidebook of Phnom Penh published in 1992, when the capital city was still emerging from civil war. With a quick hop to Angkor.
In English
A History of Cambodia
by David P. Chandler
One of the major must-read studies on Cambodia history.
In English
Burma, Ceylon, Indo-China. Siam, Cambodia, Annam, Tongking, Yunnan. Landscape, Architecture, Inhabitants
by Martin Hürlimann
A magnificent photography work reflecting a journey through "Buddha's Empire".
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
The Antiquities of Cambodia
by John Thomson
Was he "the first" or "one of the first" to rediscover Angkor and to capture it on film? No matter what, John Thomson's testimony remains priceless.
In English
Au coeur du pays khmer: notes cambodgiennes
by Adrien Pannetier
Notations on Cambodian daily life, politics and mores collected in 1917-1918 by a French "country doctor".
In French
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.
In English
Angkor
by Malcolm MacDonald & Loke Wan Tho
An endearing description of Angkor and other Khmer temples, enriched with private conversations with King Sihanouk.
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
Angkor silencieux
by Michel Butor & Narang Nouth & Philippe Gras
Following Michel Butor's soaring vision of Angkor, the more conventional, scholarly but extremely enjoyable historical essay by Nouth Narang.
វចនានុក្រមរុក្ខជាតិប្រើប្រាស់ក្នុងប្រទេសកម្ពុជា |Plantes utilisées au Cambodge | Plants Used in Cambodia
by Pauline Dy Phon
The monumental opus by Cambodian botanist Pauline Dy Phon, with cross-referenced indexes, trilingual descriptions, Khmer original and romanized names.
In English, French & Khmer
The Natyashastra, English Translation
by Manomohan Ghosh
The first integral English translation of the Sanskrit Treatise on Hindu Dance, "Dramaturgy and Histrionics".
In English & Sanskrit
The Apsaras of Angkor / ទេពអប្សរនៃអង្គរ
by Christophe Loviny
On the first anniversary of H.R.H. Princess Norodom Buppha Devi's passing, we return to the splendid 'The Apsaras of Angkor' (2003).
In English & Khmer
Recherches sur les Cambodgiens
by George Groslier
George Groslier's encyclopaedia-like sum on the Ancient Khmer civilization, "d'après les textes et les monuments depuis les premiers siècles de notre ère".
In French
Ceremonies des 12 Mois- Fetes annuelles cambodgiennes [Twelve-Month Ceremonies: Cambodian Yearly Celebrations] PRINT
by Éveline Porée-Maspero
The 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 Cogniat
An 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. Majumdar
An India-centered approach of Cambodia, Champa and the "Indian colonization" of Southeast Asia".
In English
Chinese Sources of South Asian History in Translation, Vol 1
by Haraprasad Ray
First volume of the monumental work led by Indian scholar Haraprasad Ray, collecting "Data for the study of India-China relations through history."
In English
Sanctuary. Steve McCurry: The Temples of Angkor
by Steve McCurry
A vibrant, deep-felt photo essay on Angkorean temples and their spiritual significance, by a major photographer.
In English
Rodin a l'hotel de Biron et a Melun | Rodin at Hotel de Biron and in Melun
by Gustave Coquiot
The last years of Auguste Rodin seen by a close friend and art critic, with the "illumination" brought by the Cambodian dancers to the ageing master in 1906.
In French
Visions d'Extreme-Orient, Coree, Chine, Indochine, Siam, Birmanie | Visions of the Far East, Korea, China, Indochina, Siam, Burma
by Robert Chauvelot
From Korea to Cambodia and Lao, a quite perceptive travelogue from the 1920s.
In French
Les loups de Paris | Le Club des Morts [Wolves of Paris - The Club of the Dead]
by Jules Lermina
A serialized novel set in a louche ring of adventurers searching for the "Treasure of the Khmers".
In French

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

A Guide to Phnom Penh

A History of Cambodia

Burma, Ceylon, Indo-China. Siam, Cambodia, Annam, Tongking, Yunnan. Landscape, Architecture, Inhabitants

Charlot

The Antiquities of Cambodia

Au coeur du pays khmer: notes cambodgiennes

The English Governess at the Siamese Court

Angkor

Wondrous Angkor

Angkor silencieux

វចនានុក្រមរុក្ខជាតិប្រើប្រាស់ក្នុងប្រទេសកម្ពុជា |Plantes utilisées au Cambodge | Plants Used in Cambodia

The Natyashastra, English Translation

The Apsaras of Angkor / ទេពអប្សរនៃអង្គរ

Recherches sur les Cambodgiens

Ceremonies des 12 Mois- Fetes annuelles cambodgiennes [Twelve-Month Ceremonies: Cambodian Yearly Celebrations] PRINT

Danses d'Indochine [Dances of Indochina]

Kambuja-desa, or An Ancient Hindu Colony in Cambodia

Chinese Sources of South Asian History in Translation, Vol 1

Sanctuary. Steve McCurry: The Temples of Angkor

Rodin a l'hotel de Biron et a Melun | Rodin at Hotel de Biron and in Melun

Visions d'Extreme-Orient, Coree, Chine, Indochine, Siam, Birmanie | Visions of the Far East, Korea, China, Indochina, Siam, Burma

Les loups de Paris | Le Club des Morts [Wolves of Paris - The Club of the Dead]