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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.

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
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
Poison Arrows: Strange Journey with an Opium Dreamer, Annam, Cambodia, Siam and The Lotos Isle of Bali
by Grace Thompson-Seton
A 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
Saoy, Royal Cambodian Home Cuisine | សោយ
A personal reinterpretation of several recipes from a Cambodian culinary cookbook classic,
In English
Matériaux pour servir a l'etude de l'Art Khmer
by Alfred Foucher
Brief notations on the personal collection of Khmer Art gathered by Jean Moura in his Moissac house before 1879.
In French
Hindu Architecture in India and Abroad
by Prasanna Kumar Acharya
Back to the intellectual and aesthetical origins of Hindu architecture and its Southeast Asian derivatives, particularly in the Khmer tradition.
In English
Royal Succession in Ancient Cambodia
by Adhir Chakravarti
Matrilinear and patrilinear succession lines, plus some conquerors or usurpers: the complex genealogy of pre-Angkorean and Angkorean sovereigns.
In English
La vie mène la danse [Germaine Krull's Posthumous Autobiography]
The fascinating life of a talented photographer and a strong-willed woman spanning the whole 20th century and several continents.
In French
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
អាហារនៅជនបទអង្គ័រ La cuisine rurale d'Angkor | Rural Cuisine of Angkor
by Ang Choulean
A remarkable essay in culinary sociology and ethnography by a major observer of Cambodian "material culture".
In French & Khmer
L'Art de la cuisine cambodgienne | The Culinary Art of Cambodia
by Rasmi Sobbhana Norodom
Traditional Khmer cuisine recipes compiled by the Royal Aunt of King Norodom Sihanouk.
In English & French
Photos-Souvenirs: Danses classiques, danses folkloriques et créations modernes de Norodom Sihamoni
A lavishly illustrated brochure showcasing Cambodian performing art forms at the end of the 1980s.
In French
The Lotus Transcendent: Indian and Southeast Asian Art from the Samuel Eilenberg Collection
by Martin Lerner & Steven Kossak
A magnificent art collection, presented when 'provenance' only meant speculations about dates and styles, not how rightfully (or not) artworks were bought.
In English
Tonle Sap: The Heart of Cambodia's Natural Heritage
by Colin M. Poole & Eleanor Briggs
A geographical, historical, ecological survey of the 'Great Lake'.
In English
Stories and Legends of Annam
by Clotilde Chivas-Baron
From the "Two Sacred Ladies" to the virtuous daughter of a disgraced king,, a collection of Vietnamese folktales mixing history, legends and folklore.
In English
The Angkorian Records
by Amina Ahmed Kar
Poetry, 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
Khmer Costumes and Ornaments of the Devatas of Angkor Wat
by Sappho Marchal
The first recension of female sculpted representations in Angkor, a timeless study in "Khmer elegance".
In English
L'Aile de feu | Wing of Fire
by Jeanne Leuba
An engrossing novel set in an Indochinese plantation in the 1910s, with an unforgettable visit to Angkor and the Bayon.
In French
Ancient Khmer Sites in North-eastern Thailand
by Asger Mollerup
Worship of Agni (God of Fire) and fire-shrines from Khorat and Buriram to Cambodia along 'the Angkor-Phimai route".
In English
Erotic Sculpture of India
by Devangana Desai
The power-charged erotica of Indian iconography, or how "bringing beauty nearer" inspired Indian (and Khmer) sculptors.
In English
Brève et véridique relation des évènements du Cambodge
One of the first accounts of Angkor and the surrounding Kingdom of Cambodia by a Western traveler.
In French & Spanish

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

Chamic and Beyond: studies in mainland Austronesian languages

Yogasataka: Texte médical attribué à Nagarjuna

Tendances de l'Art Khmer | Trends in Khmer Art

Poison Arrows: Strange Journey with an Opium Dreamer, Annam, Cambodia, Siam and The Lotos Isle of Bali

Saoy, Royal Cambodian Home Cuisine | សោយ

Matériaux pour servir a l'etude de l'Art Khmer

Hindu Architecture in India and Abroad

Royal Succession in Ancient Cambodia

La vie mène la danse [Germaine Krull's Posthumous Autobiography]

Treatises on Dance | ตำรารำ (Tảrā rả)

អាហារនៅជនបទអង្គ័រ La cuisine rurale d'Angkor | Rural Cuisine of Angkor

L'Art de la cuisine cambodgienne | The Culinary Art of Cambodia

Photos-Souvenirs: Danses classiques, danses folkloriques et créations modernes de Norodom Sihamoni

The Lotus Transcendent: Indian and Southeast Asian Art from the Samuel Eilenberg Collection

Tonle Sap: The Heart of Cambodia's Natural Heritage

Stories and Legends of Annam

The Angkorian Records

Khmer Costumes and Ornaments of the Devatas of Angkor Wat

L'Aile de feu | Wing of Fire

Ancient Khmer Sites in North-eastern Thailand

Erotic Sculpture of India

Brève et véridique relation des évènements du Cambodge