Les civilisés [The Civilized]
by Claude Farrère
A gem of French "exotic" literature: Saigon decadence with the 1890s Cambodian uprising in the background.
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Pioneering in the Far East, And Journeys to California in 1849 and to the White Sea in 1878
by Ludvig Verner HelmsA valuable, firsthand account on Ang Duong's Cambodia in 1851.In English
ការបង្កើតរដ្ឋថៃ The Birth of the Thai State
by Michel TranetA specialist of Khmer antiquities in Thailand assesses the history of the modern state of Thailand.In Khmer
Art in Thailand: A Brief History
by M.C. Subhadradis DiskulA reference summary of the history of art in Thailand, by a Thai educationist and archaeologist.In English
The Indianized States of Southeast Asia
by George CoedèsThe English translation of a reference book on Southeast Asia ancient historyIn English
นิราศนครวัด Nirat Nakhon Wat [Journey to Angkor Wat]
by Rajanubhab DamrongA quite ambivalent account of the 1924 visit to Phnom Penh and Angkor by a Siamese dignitary: shared cultural heritage in a time of rising nationalism.In Thai
Burma, Ceylon, Indo-China. Siam, Cambodia, Annam, Tongking, Yunnan. Landscape, Architecture, Inhabitants
by Martin HürlimannA magnificent photography work reflecting a journey through "Buddha's Empire".In English
The Land of the White Elephant: Sights & Scenes in South-Eastern Asia
by Frank VincentPart 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
Kingdom in the Morning Mist: Mayréna in the highlands of Vietnam
by Gerald Cannon HickeyA contextualized portait of the "dashing and enigmatic Frenchman" who founded the Sedang Kingdom among the Highland tribes of Vietnam in 1888In English
The Last Helicopter: Two Lives in Indochina
A poignant and lucid love story set in war-torn Cambodia, by a former war TV correspondent who covered Southeast Asia's most tragic years.In English
The Measured Art: A Proportional Analysis of Early Khmer Sculpture
by Nancy H. DowlingA proposed new periodization for pre-Angkorean sculptures.In English
Chamic and Beyond: studies in mainland Austronesian languages
by Paul Sidwell & Anthony Paul GrantHow linguistics can help refine our perspective on Champa and other ancient Kingdoms of Southeast Asia.In English
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
The Angkorian World
by CollectivePluridisciplinary, encyclopaedic, ambitious and often highly enjoyable synthesis and sum of Angkorean research to the date.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
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
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
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
Ying-yai Sheng-lan 瀛涯勝覽 | 'The Overall Survey of the Ocean's Shores'
The reference travelogue of Ma Huan, interperter and translator with Zheng He's flotilla: how China saw the world in the early Ming dynasty era.In English