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.
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by Ian MastersA 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. DickasonA quite insightful guidebook of Angkor temples aimed at affluent English-speaking tourists in the 1930s.In English
Royal Succession in Ancient Cambodia
by Adhir ChakravartiMatrilinear 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-SetonA 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 PalsuleyOne 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 MakThe 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 KossakA 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 CollectivePluridisciplinary, 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 KarPoetry, 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 DesaiThe 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 MollerupWorship 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-BaronFrom the "Two Sacred Ladies" to the virtuous daughter of a disgraced king,, a collection of Vietnamese folktales mixing history, legends and folklore.In English
Photography in Cambodia: 1886 to the Present
by Nicholas CoffillPhotography 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 RecoulyA pleasant read from a typical French 'grand reporter' of the 1930s who befriended famous journalist Albert Londres.In French
Matériaux pour servir a l'etude de l'Art Khmer
by Alfred FoucherBrief notations on the personal collection of Khmer Art gathered by Jean Moura in his Moissac house before 1879.In French
L'art de l'Asie du Sud-Est [Southeast Asian Arts]
by CollectiveFrom protohistory to traditional craftmanship, from Burma to Sulawesi, a rich collection of studies in Southeast Asia arts.In French