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Bronzes Royaux d'Angkor, un art du divin | Royal Bronzes of Angkor
by Collective
Possibly the most appealing and stimulating sum on Khmer art and material culture history published in the last decade. English version much awaited.
In French
L'anarchiste [The Anarchist]
by Polin Soth & Séra
The reprint of a Cambodian cult novel enriched with visual artist Séra's haunted illustrations.
In French
ប្រវត្តិសាស្ត្រកម្ពុជាសម័យអង្គ័រ (មូលដ្ឋានរៀននិងស្រាវជ្រាវ) | The history of Cambodia during the Angkor period (Foundation study and research)
by Ang Choulean
Cambodian ethnologist Ang Choulean's goes deeper into Khmer epigraphy for everyone's benefit and enlightnement.
In Khmer
The Golden Road: How Ancient India Transformed The World
by William Darlymple
When India's attention shifted from West to East, releasing a bounty of spiritual, literary, scientific and artistic innovations that inspired local cultures.
In English
Colonial Law Making: Cambodia under the French
by Sally Frances Low
Or how to make the unlawful into laws: the legal pretences of French Protectorat over Cambodia.
In English
Journey to Angkor, HRH Prince Damrong Rajanubhab
by Rajanubhab Damrong & Collective
The first full English translation of a reference book reflecting the Siamese fascination with Angkor and everything Khmer.
In English
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
Charlot
by Ian Masters
A work of fiction on Charlie Chaplin's 1936 visit to Angkor, and why the mysterious trip keeps eluding us.
In English
Cambodia: India outside India, Decoding Khmer Architecture
by Ujjwala Anand Palsuley
One of the most extensive study in comparative architecture, related to Angkorean and mostly Dravidian Indian temples.
The Angkorian World
by Collective
Pluridisciplinary, encyclopaedic, ambitious and often highly enjoyable synthesis and sum of Angkorean research to the date.
In English
ប្រវត្តិសាស្ត្រនៃប្រទេសកម្ពុជា ចាប់ពីចុងសតវត្សរ៍ទី១៦ រហូតដល់ដើមសតវត្សរ៍ទី១៨ |History of Cambodia from the end of 16th to 18th Centuries |
by Phoeun Mak
The Khmer translation and edition of Mak Phoeun's major study on 17th century Cambodia, initially published in French.
In Khmer
Saoy, Royal Cambodian Home Cuisine | សោយ
A personal reinterpretation of several recipes from a Cambodian culinary cookbook classic,
In English
Tantra, Magic and Vernacular Religion in Monsoon Asia (Introduction)
by Andrea Acri
Preface to a collection of documented essays on Tantrism, particularly in South Asia and Southeast Asia.
In English
Troubling the Water: a dying lake and a vanishing world in Cambodia
by Abby Seiff
A poignant -- albeit sometimes heavy on dystopia -- depiction of the ecological and human landscape of the "Great Lake" in the 2020s.
In English
Cambodian Wooden Houses, 1,500 Years of Khmer Heritage
by Darryl L. Collins & Sokol Hok
A central element of Cambodian culture, traditions and art, the wooden house is a link connecting Ancient Angkor and modern Cambodia.
In English
Photography in Cambodia: 1886 to the Present
by Nicholas Coffill
Photography as social history narrative medium in the Kingdom of the lasting instant.
In English
Norodom Sihanouk & Zhou Enlai
by Julio A. Jeldres
An extraordinary friendship on the fringes of the Cold War
In English
Traveller’s Eye | Selected Works from the Francisco Capelo Asia Collection
by Collective & Francisco Capelo
Southeast Asian Art from the Francisco Capelo Collection, Lisboa
In English
The Culinary Art of Cambodia | តម្រាភោជនាហារ
by Rasmi Sobbhana Norodom & Angkor Database
A major contribution to the cultural history of Cambodia, augmented republication of 1960 and 1970 English and Khmer collections of culinary recipes.
In English & Khmer
នារីរបាំកម្ពុជា | សម័យចតុមុខ និងសម័យអង្គរ
by George Groslier & Phoeurng Sackona
First Khmer translation of George Groslier's 1913 essay: 'Cambodian Dancers, Ancient and Modern' (Danseuses cambodgiennes, anciennes et modernes).
In Khmer