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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.

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
Apsara Dance | របាំអប្សរា
A technical and historical treatise on Khmer classical dance.
In English & Khmer
Angkor: A Guide To The Angkor Monuments
An English translation of famous "Le Glaize", the reference 1944 Architectural Guide by Angkor Conservator Maurice Glaize.
In English
The Land of the White Elephant: Sights & Scenes in South-Eastern Asia
by Frank Vincent
Part of a 2-year business trip from Burma to Siam, Cambodia and Singapore, the first published description of Angkor by an American citizen.
In English
Les "marches" d'Angkor | Guide archéologique du Cambodge | Archaeological Guide of Cambodia T. VI
The spatial development of pre-Angkorean and Angkorean religious and social systems in a vast area spreading from Tonle Sap Lake to Phnom Kulen.
In French
Vocabulaire francais-cambodgien et cambodgien francais | French-Khmer Vocabulary
by Jean Moura
A bilingual manual of conversation which is also an interesting snapshot of the first years of the French Protectorate in Cambodia.
In French & Khmer

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

Apsara Dance | របាំអប្សរា

Angkor: A Guide To The Angkor Monuments

The Land of the White Elephant: Sights & Scenes in South-Eastern Asia

Les "marches" d'Angkor | Guide archéologique du Cambodge | Archaeological Guide of Cambodia T. VI

Vocabulaire francais-cambodgien et cambodgien francais | French-Khmer Vocabulary