Elephant train, Phnom Penh to Bangkok in 1871
A picturesque and pertinent travelogue of the 1871 mission set to rescue Cambodian princesses from Bangkok.
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Asiatic Art in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
by Jan FonteinThe 1982 handbook of an oustanding collection of art from Japan, Korea, China, The Himalayas, India, Southeast Asia, and Islamic art.
Cambodian Wooden Houses, 1,500 Years of Khmer Heritage
by Darryl L. Collins & Sokol HokA central element of Cambodian culture, traditions and art, the wooden house is a link connecting Ancient Angkor and modern Cambodia.In English
Looting in Angkor | Pillage a Angkor
by ICOM & École Française d´Extrême-Orient (EFEO)25 years after its publication, still a reference in the effort for tracing and retrieving looted Khmer arts.
Vocabulaire francais-cambodgien et cambodgien francais | French-Khmer Vocabulary
by Jean MouraA bilingual manual of conversation which is also an interesting snapshot of the first years of the French Protectorate in Cambodia.In French & Khmer
En sampan sur les lacs du Cambodge et a Angkor
by Frédéric Gas-FaucherA colorful description of Cambodia, its geography and its people at the turn of the century.In French
Angkor Empire: A History of the Khmer of Cambodia
by George Benjamin WalkerFar from cold scientific studies, an endearing invocation of Angkor and its ancient civilization by an Indian historian, poet and master in esoterism.
Nouvelle géographie universelle, La terre et les hommes, VIII: L'Inde et l'Indo-Chine
by Élisée ReclusThe astonishingly vivid and detailed Geography of India and Indochina by French free-thinker Élisée Reclus.In French
Angkor: An Introduction
by George Coedès'In the minds of the Khmers, these ruins were never inert buildings without souls, but monuments with a vital quality that still attracts all who see them.'In English
Bridging The Gulf: Maritime Cultural Heritage of the Western Indian Ocean
by Himanshu Prabha RayFishing and seafaring in the history of India and her contacts with the rest of the world.In English
Journal of an Embassy to the Courts of Siam and Cochin-China
by John CrawfurdA lively description of mainland Southeast Asia in the 1820s.In English
The Natyashastra, English Translation
by Manomohan GhoshThe first integral English translation of the Sanskrit Treatise on Hindu Dance, "Dramaturgy and Histrionics".In English & Sanskrit
The First Golden Civilization of Cambodia: Unexpected Archaeological Discoveries
by Andreas Reinecke & Sophady Heng & Sonetra Seng & Laychour VinRecent discoveries in the field of Prehistoric Cambodia.In English
Description du Royaume Thai ou Siam
by Jean-Baptiste PallegoixAn early account of Angkor and pre-colonial Cambodial included in this compendium on the Siamese Kingdom in the 1830s-1850s.In French
Travels in the Central Parts of Indo-China (Siam), Cambodia and Laos
by Henri MouhotThe English, more complete version of the historic travelogue by naturalist and explorer Henri Mouhot.In English
Khmer Heritage in the Old Siamese Provinces of Cambodia [tr. of Le Cambodge: Les provinces siamoises ]
by Etienne Aymonier & Walter E.J. TipsThe Khmer cultural and artistic heritage in the Siamese sphere of influence at the turn of the 20th century.In English
Le Phnom Kulen et sa région, Carte et Commentaire | Phnom Kulen and Its Area, Map and Monograph
by Jean BoulbetGods, Trees and Human Beings on Cambodia's sacred mountain.In French
Norodom Sihanouk & Zhou Enlai
by Julio A. JeldresAn extraordinary friendship on the fringes of the Cold WarIn English
Preah Vihear: An Introduction to the World Heritage Monument
by Sachchidanand SahaiAn erudite and intimate study on Preah Vihear and its cliff, "an open air theater for the cosmic dance of Shiva".In English
Tulasidasa: A Bibliography
by Sudha VermaThe most comprehensive bibliography about the works and life of Hindi poet Goswani Tulsidas, who authored his own version of the Ramayana epicIn English