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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.

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
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
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
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

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

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

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

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]

Music and Musical Thought in Early India