法国在柬埔寨的殖民统治及其崩溃 French Colonial Rule in Cambodia and Its Collapse
by Zhaolin Xu
A marxist analysis of French colonialism in Cambodia by a Chinese historian of Cambodian origin.
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The (Murky) Origin of the Tokyo National Museum Collection of Khmer Art
by Sadao FujiharaAncient Khmer sculptures as "political gifting": the controversial case of cultural exchanges between Colonial France and Imperial Japan during World War II.In French & Japanese
The World's Oldest Plan of Angkor: The Japanese so-called Jetavana, an Illustrated Plan of the Seventheeth Century
by Yoshiaki IshizawaWho drew the very first known plan of Angkor Wat, the "Jetavana"?In English & Japanese
Kauṇḍinya, Preah Thaong, and the "Nāgī Somā": Some Aspects of a Cambodian Legend
by Rudiger GaudesA summary of the many versions of the Kaundinya-Neang Neak story, the founding legend of Cambodia.In English
Puzzling Pavilion
by Angkor DatabaseWhat is the origin of the "Iron Palace", often called "Napoleon" or "Suez", erected in the precinct of the Royal Palace of Cambodia in the 1860s or 1870s?In English & French
សិក្សាចក្រ Siksācakr - Journal of Cambodia Research - Revue de recherche sur le Cambodge
Table of contents of Siksacakr issues available at Angkor Database LibraryIn English, French & Khmer
Au Tonkin, en Cochinchine et au Cambodge
by Xavier Brau de Saint-Pol LiasA staunch proponent of French colonialist expansion taking in the state of affairs in Indochina during the troubled mid-1880s.In French
Some Chinese Loanwords in Khmer
by Saveros Pou & Philip N. Jenner300 words derived from Chinese into Khmer, directly or through other Southeast Asian languages. A 1973 reference publication in Khmer linguistic studies.
Rêveries sur les danseuses cambodgiennes [Musings on the Cambodian Dancers]
by Francis Miomandre (de)The perception of the Cambodian dancers in 1920s and 1930s Paris, by a famed art critic and his detractors.In French
Les monuments religieux de la province de Bati [Religious Monuments of Bati Province]
by Andrew SpoonerAn exploratory description of ancient Khmer temples in the historic Khet Bati (Bati Province), visited in 1877 by an amateur archaeologist.In French
La fête du retrait des eaux a Phnom Penh (1968) [Festival of the Flood Waters Receding, 1968]
The origin and meaning of Khmer Water Festival, Bon Om Tuk, in a description of the 1968 celebrations by a journalist then King Sihanouk's press attache.In French
La fete des eaux a Phnom Penh (1901) [Phnom Penh Water Festival, 1901]
by Adhémard LeclèreExploring the origins and meanings of one of the most typically Cambodian festival, ពិធីបុណ្យអុំទូក, Water Festival (as witnessed in 1901).In French
Preah Norodom Sihanouk-Angkor Museum សារៈមន្ទីរព្រះនរោត្តម សីហនុ-អង្
by Angkor DatabaseThe Cambodian museum closest to Angkor, with strong ties to the local communities and the ongoing archaeological research.In English
Fouilles en Cochinchine: Le Site de Go Oc Eo, Ancien Port du Royaume de Fou-nan [Excavations in Cochinchina: The Site of Go Oc Eo, Former Port of the Funan Kingdom]
by George CoedèsGeorge Coedès on the first comprehensive archaeological exploration in the area supposed to be the heart of the ancient Kingdom of Funan.In French
Notices of the Port of Kampot and of the Coast of Cambodia up to Chentabon, 1851, 1852
by George D. BonnymanGeorge D. Bonnyman, captain of the Pantaloon brig, shared his geographical observations from the commercial exploratory trip to Cambodia led by L.V. Helms…In English
Notes to Accompany a Map of Cambodia, 1851
by Angkor DatabaseAn early map of Cambodia drawn in Singapore with information from Constantine de Monteiro, King Ang Duong's representative.In English
Exploration du grand fleuve du Cambodge (Septembre 1862) [Exploration of the Great River of Cambodia, Sept. 1862]
by Louis BonardA short description of Cambodia and Cochinchina at the early stage of the French Protectorate, "The Admirals' Era".In French
Les sites archéologiques de la région du Bhnaṃ Gūlen (Phnom Kulen) [Archaelogical Sites of Phnom Kulen Area]
by Jean Boulbet & Bruno DagensThe first in-depth exploration of the area up Siem Reap River to Phnom Kulen since Etienne Aymonier's travels.In French
Prince Sisowath Kulachad អ្នកអង្គម្ចាស់ក្សត្រា ស៊ីសុវត្ថិ កុលឆ័ត, 29 September 1943 - 14 June 2024
by Angkor DatabaseIn memory of Prince Sisowath Kulachad, who passed on 14 June 2024 and whose inspiring influence remains with us.In English
Aspects socio-economiques du Laos medieval [Socioeconomic Aspects of Medieval Laos]
by Keo ManivannaA "historical materialism"-based study on medieval Laos.In French