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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.

Angkor Wat & Cultural Ties With India-DIG
by K.M. Srivastava
Considerations on Angkor Wat and architectural preservation by a leading Indian archeologist.
In English
Chasses au tigre et a l'éléphant: un hiver au Cambodge / A Winter in Cambodia
by Edgar Boulangier
One of the first published travel accounts from French explorers at the end of the 19th century, with hunting anecdotes and -- fortunately -- much more...
In French
A History of Cambodia
by David P. Chandler
One of the major must-read studies on Cambodia history.
In English
The Antiquities of Cambodia
by John Thomson
Was he "the first" or "one of the first" to rediscover Angkor and to capture it on film? No matter what, John Thomson's testimony remains priceless.
In English
The English Governess at the Siamese Court
by Anna Leonowens
The written account that decades later inspired a best-selling book and a Hollywood musical is nevertheless a valuable document for historians.
In English
វចនានុក្រមរុក្ខជាតិប្រើប្រាស់ក្នុងប្រទេសកម្ពុជា |Plantes utilisées au Cambodge | Plants Used in Cambodia
by Pauline Dy Phon
The monumental opus by Cambodian botanist Pauline Dy Phon, with cross-referenced indexes, trilingual descriptions, Khmer original and romanized names.
In English, French & Khmer
Ceremonies des 12 Mois- Fetes annuelles cambodgiennes [Twelve-Month Ceremonies: Cambodian Yearly Celebrations] PRINT
by Éveline Porée-Maspero
The earliest attempt to a summary of the major religious and cultural celebrations in Modern Cambodia after Adhémard Leclere's notations.
In French
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

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

Angkor Wat & Cultural Ties With India-DIG

Chasses au tigre et a l'éléphant: un hiver au Cambodge / A Winter in Cambodia

A History of Cambodia

The Antiquities of Cambodia

The English Governess at the Siamese Court

វចនានុក្រមរុក្ខជាតិប្រើប្រាស់ក្នុងប្រទេសកម្ពុជា |Plantes utilisées au Cambodge | Plants Used in Cambodia

Ceremonies des 12 Mois- Fetes annuelles cambodgiennes [Twelve-Month Ceremonies: Cambodian Yearly Celebrations] PRINT

Danses d'Indochine [Dances of Indochina]

Kambuja-desa, or An Ancient Hindu Colony in Cambodia

Les loups de Paris | Le Club des Morts [Wolves of Paris - The Club of the Dead]

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

វចនានុក្រមរុក្ខជាតិប្រើប្រាស់ក្នុងប្រទេសកម្ពុជា |Plantes utilisées au Cambodge | Plants Used in Cambodia

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

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

Yogasataka: Texte médical attribué à Nagarjuna

Hindu Architecture in India and Abroad

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