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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 Serpent's Tail, A Brief History of Khmer Classical Dance
by Prumsodun Ok
An informed historical essay on Khmer classical dance by a performer and performing arts researcher.
In English
A Dragon Apparent (Travels in Indo-China)
by Norman Lewis
With rumors of Indochina war as a backdrop, a highly personal and highly enjoyable travelogue through Laos, Vietnam and Cambodia in 1950-1.
In English
វចនានុក្រមរុក្ខជាតិប្រើប្រាស់ក្នុងប្រទេសកម្ពុជា |Plantes utilisées au Cambodge | Plants Used in Cambodia
by Pauline Dy Phon
The essential reference book on Cambodian flora, published in 2000.
In English, French & Khmer
A Dictionary of Pre-Angkorian Khmer
by Philip N. Jenner
The magnus opus of philologist and Old Khmer specialist Philip Jenner.
In English & Old Khmer
Kingdom in the Morning Mist: Mayréna in the highlands of Vietnam
by Gerald Cannon Hickey
A contextualized portait of the "dashing and enigmatic Frenchman" who founded the Sedang Kingdom among the Highland tribes of Vietnam in 1888
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.
André Malraux: The Indochina Adventure
A laudatory, one-sided, study on the less than two years André Malraux spent in then Indochina, from December 1923 to December 1925.
In English
A l'ombre d'Angkor | In the Shadow of Angkor
by George Groslier
An inspired and perceptive exploration of the remains of the Ancient Khmer civilization at the start of the colonial era.
In French
Angkor, Monuments Of The God-Kings
A milestone photo report on Khmer temples completed just months before the closing-down of the country by the Khmer Rouge.
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
Travels in the Central Parts of Indo-China (Siam), Cambodia and Laos
by Henri Mouhot
The English, more complete version of the historic travelogue by naturalist and explorer Henri Mouhot.
In English
Music and Musical Thought in Early India
by Lewis Rowell
A sum on early Indian music encompassing the history of thought, religion, science, across the subcontinent.
In English
Les Monuments Khmers du style du Bayon et Jayavarman VII
by Philippe Stern
A fundamental study on the 'Bayon style' of architecture, which still helps us in better understanding the evolution of Jayavarman VII's reign.
In French
Early Indo-Cambodian Contacts (Literary and Linguistic)
by Kalyan Kumar Sarkar
A textual and linguistical revisitation of pre-Angkorean and Angkorean inscriptions by a renowned Indian researcher.
In English
A New Voyage Round The World
by William Dampier
Adventurer and gifted explorer William Dampier's view on early 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
Flora Cochinchinensis
by Joao de Loureiro
Probably the earliest botanical survey of the region by a Western observer, including some 1,600 species
In Portuguese & Latin
Francis Garnier, sa vie, ses voyages, son oeuvre (Francis Garnier, Life, Travels and Work)
by Edouard Petit
A portrait of one of the most controversial members of the Mekong Expedition, and a plea for 'enlightened colonialism' in Indochina.
In French
The Empire Looks South: Chinese perceptions of Cambodia before and during the Kingdom of Angkor
by Peter Harris
Probably the most exhaustive study on Chinese descriptions and perceptions of Cambodia in pre-Angkorean and Angkorean times.
In English
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
Yogasataka: Texte médical attribué à Nagarjuna
by Jean Filliozat
The origin of ayurvedic medicine in a treatise with highly complex authorship attribution.
In English & French

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

The Serpent's Tail, A Brief History of Khmer Classical Dance

A Dragon Apparent (Travels in Indo-China)

វចនានុក្រមរុក្ខជាតិប្រើប្រាស់ក្នុងប្រទេសកម្ពុជា |Plantes utilisées au Cambodge | Plants Used in Cambodia

A Dictionary of Pre-Angkorian Khmer

Kingdom in the Morning Mist: Mayréna in the highlands of Vietnam

Cambodia: India outside India, Decoding Khmer Architecture

André Malraux: The Indochina Adventure

A l'ombre d'Angkor | In the Shadow of Angkor

Angkor, Monuments Of The God-Kings

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

Travels in the Central Parts of Indo-China (Siam), Cambodia and Laos

Music and Musical Thought in Early India

Les Monuments Khmers du style du Bayon et Jayavarman VII

Early Indo-Cambodian Contacts (Literary and Linguistic)

A New Voyage Round The World

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

Flora Cochinchinensis

Francis Garnier, sa vie, ses voyages, son oeuvre (Francis Garnier, Life, Travels and Work)

The Empire Looks South: Chinese perceptions of Cambodia before and during the Kingdom of Angkor

The Measured Art: A Proportional Analysis of Early Khmer Sculpture

Chamic and Beyond: studies in mainland Austronesian languages

Yogasataka: Texte médical attribué à Nagarjuna