Books Books Siam and Laos, As Seen by Our American Missionaries
In the 1880s, the American Presbyterian Church decided to turn its publishing board into some sort of 'spontaneous gazetteer' reporting on its major 'achievments' around the world. After repeated…Books 柬埔寨以北探路記 [An Exploratory Journey to Northern Cambodia (and Beyond)]
The Chinese translation of Francis Garnier's famous work, commandited and completed a few years after the first French publication.Books Picture Postcards of Cambodia, 1900-1950
A compendium reflecting the some 10, 000 postcards issued across French Indochina in the first half of the 20th century, particularly those about Cambodia.Publications De Phnom Penh a Pursat [From Phnom Penh to Pursat]
An important account on Cambodia in the early years of the French Protectorate.Photos Phnom Penh and Indochina 1885, by Xavier Brau de Saint-Pol Lias
The photographic record of a visit to Phnom Penh in 1885.Publications Au Tonkin, en Cochinchine et au Cambodge
A staunch proponent of French colonialist expansion taking in the state of affairs in Indochina during the troubled mid-1880s.Books Essai d'atlas statistique de l'Indochina [A Temptative Statistical Atlas of Indochina]
The first attempt to assess the economic development and potential of French Indochina, with Cochinchina as focus of attention.Publications Quinze jours au Cambodge [A Fortnight in Cambodia]
Subheader: "Moeurs, Coutumes, Superstitions, Légendes: Excursion dans les provinces de Roléia-Paier et Compong-Leng".Publications Travelers, Dreamers, Adventurers and Agitators: Common Worlds and Uncommon Lives Across Nineteenth–Century Cambodia
A fascinating exploration of lesser known, unofficial documents and testimonies on pre-colonial Cambodia and the French push for colonization.