‘1620’, A Cautionary Tale
The rivalry between Cambodia and Siam during the 17th century.
Publications Books A Brief and Truthful Relation of Events in the Kingdom of Cambodia
One of the first accounts of Angkor and the surrounding Kingdom of Cambodia by a Western traveler.
Links A Collection of pre-1900s Maps of Cambodia
Maps from Dutch, English and French cartographers dating back from the 17th century.
Books A History of Early South East Asia
A major study on regional and global trade historic phases, their impact on development of polities and kingdoms around 1th-16th...
Publications A History of Siamese Music Reconstructed From Western Documents, 1505-1932
Burmese and Khmer influences on Siamese musical forms and instruments.
Publications A Visit to the Ruined Cities and Buildings of Cambodia
An early exploration of Angkor and surrounding temples by German anthropologist Adolf Bastian.
Books Angkor and Cambodia in the Sixteenth Century
The first and only collection of Spanish and Portuguese written sources on Angkor, predating the Angkorian "rediscovery" by more than...
Books Brève et véridique relation des évènements du Cambodge
One of the first accounts of Angkor and the surrounding Kingdom of Cambodia by a Western traveler.
Publications Buddha-Yoga-Siva Hybridity Among The Old Khmer and Siamese
An essay on ascetic arts and Indic influences in ancient Cambodia and Siam.
Publications Cambodia in the Mid-Nineteenth Century: A quest for survival, 1840-1863
The troubled years of mid-19th century, when Cambodia was struggling to survive as a nation.
Publications Chen-Li-Fu, A State on the Gulf of Siam at the Beginning of the 13th Century
Where was located Chên Li Fu, a Gulf of Siam State under Khmer influence around the years 1200-1250?
Books Comment j'ai parcouru l'Indo-Chine: Birmanie, États shans, Siam, Tonkin, Laos
A European woman's view on Southeast Asia at the turn of the 20th century
Publications Conflicting Conceptions of the State: Siam, France and Vietnam in the Late Nineteenth Century
Political entities and terminology in early and pre-modern Southeast Asia
Books Description du Royaume Thai ou Siam
An early account of Angkor and pre-colonial Cambodial included in this compendium on the Siamese Kingdom in the 1830s-1850s.
Books Elephant train, Phnom Penh to Bangkok in 1871
A picturesque and pertinent travelogue of the 1871 mission set to rescue Cambodian princesses from Bangkok.
Publications Factors that Led to the Change of the Khmer Capitals from 15th to 17th century
Political, strategical, commercial and agricultural motives led to the successive emergence of Khmer capital cities after Angkor lost its central...
Publications Female Roles in Pre-Colonial Southeast Asia
Relations between genders are one of the areas in which a distinctive Southeast Asian pattern exists.
Books Five Years in Siam, From 1891 to 1896, Vol I
The first volume of a remarkable account of the Siamese and Laotian societies, geographical surveys and mining explorations.
Books Five Years in Siam, From 1891 to 1896, Vol II
Second volume of a remarkable account of the Siamese, Cambodian and Laotian societies, geographical surveys and mining explorations.
Publications Ha Tien or Banteay Meas in the Time of the Fall of Ayutthaya
Pepper and Power: Chinese Port Colonies and Khmer, Siam and Vietnamese rivalries in the Mekong Delta area.
Books Henri Mouhot, premier explorateur du Laos (1826-1861)
A documented profile of the later-acclaimed explorer, who had died in Laos and whose fame had not been yet established.
Books Hindu Architecture in India and Abroad
Back to the intellectual and aesthetical origins of Hindu architecture and its Southeast Asian derivatives, particularly in the Khmer tradition.
Publications In Search of Tambralinga's Heartland
New findings on regional kingdoms with links to Funan, Angkor and the development and collapse of the Khmer Empire.
Books Journal of an Embassy to the Courts of Siam and Cochin-China
A lively description of mainland Southeast Asia in the 1820s.
Archimages Khmer Influence in Faraway Lands
In modern Laos and Thailand, Khmer art of building and sculpting is still highly visible
Books L'Annam et le Cambodge, Voyages et récits historiques
With a map of "Indochina", an expanded version of Pere Bouillevaux's 1858 book.
Books L'architecture hindoue en Extreme-Orient | Hindu Architecture in the Far East
Archeological, architectural and historical sum on Indic influences in Southeast Asia.
Books Le Cambodge, II Les provinces siamoises | The Siamese Provinces
The Khmer cultural and artistic heritage in the Siamese sphere of influence at the turn of the 20th century.
Links MuangBoranMuseum (Ancient City), Thailand
The visionary park-museum launched in 1963 by Lek Viriyaphant in Bangkok, "from dawn to the Siam civilization".
Publications Notes on the Antiquities and Natural History of Cambodia
These informative notes stand among the earliest descriptions of Angkor and pre-colonial Cambodia by Western travelers.
Publications Notice sur le Royaume de Khmer ou de Kambodge
The earliest contribution on Angkor published in an European scientific journal by a Southeastasian scholar.
Books Nouvelle géographie universelle, La terre et les hommes, VIII: L'Inde et l'Indo-Chine
The astonishingly vivid and detailed Geography of India and Indochina by French free-thinker Élisée Reclus.
Publications Pierre Dupont’s L’archéologie mône de Dvāravatī and Its English Translation | and the Translator's Response
Critical assessment of the English translation by Joyanto K. Sen of a classical study, and the translator's response.
Publications Post-Colonial Discourses on the Cambodian Court Dance
Rejecting the notion of 'Angkorean tradition', the author emphasizes the Siamese influence on modern times Cambodian Court Dance.
Photography Prince Damrong in Preah Vihear, 1930
Back to the Siamese statesman's visit to Preah Vihear, claimed by Thai nationalists until the international recognition of Cambodia's rights...
Publications Report On the Kingdom of Cambodia, the ruins of Angkor and the Kingdom of Siam
Notations on Angkor and Cambodian resources by an enigmatic traveler-adventurer, J.G.G. d'Aubain.
Links Russia / Siam
A trove of historical notations on Russian-Siamese relations in the 19th-20th centuries
Themes SEA & Cambodia
Publications Siamese Attacks on Angkor before 1430
A documented argument of the 'Fall of Angkor'.
Publications Siem Reap: Then and Now
An informed portrait of Siem Reap since the times of the "rediscovery" of Angkor.
Links Southeast Asian Kingdoms
A stimulating travel blog looking for ancient kingdoms behind the facade of modernity.
Publications Tantric Buddhism in Phimai: A New Reading of its Iconographic Message
The interaction between Tantric Buddhism as developed in the Khorat region of Siam and its Khmer versions across what is...
Publications The Decline and Fall of Angkor (12th-15th Century)
A contemporary summary of various explanations regarding the decline and fall of Angkor as a "megacity".
Books The English Governess at the Siamese Court
The written account that decades later inspired a best-selling book and a Hollywood musical is nevertheless a valuable document for...
Publications The Jesuits in Cambodia: A Look into Cambodian Religiousness
How did Franciscan, Dominican and Jesuit missionaries interact with the rulers of Cambodia?
Links The Journal of The Siam Society Online
The prestigious publication in Thai and Southeast Asian studies now online.
Publications The Land of The White Elephant
The first published account of a visit to Angkor by an American citizen.
Books The Lotus Transcendent: Indian and Southeast Asian Art from the Samuel Eilenberg Collection
A magnificent art collection, presented when 'provenance' only meant speculations about dates and styles, not how rightfully (or not) artworks...
Publications The Major Role of the Mons in Southeast Asia
Mon and Mon-Khmer tribes came from the North, not from the South: new insights on an old controversy among linguists...
Publications The Origins of the Sukhodaya (Sukhot'ai) Art
A well-balanced study on cultural and artistic exchanges around ancient Southeast Asia, summarizing the author's original view on the Indianization...
Books The Straits of Malacca, Indochina and China
Or Ten Years' Travels, Adventures and Residence Abroad
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.
Publications Travels in Siam and Cambodia
"The temple stands solitary and alone in the jungle, in too perfect order to be called a ruin, a relic...
Books Travels in the Central Parts of Indo-China (Siam), Cambodia and Laos
The English, more complete version of the historic travelogue by naturalist and explorer Henri Mouhot.
Books 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.
Books Индо-Китай (Indochina)
The first popularization book on Indochina published in Russia. Authored by a bestselling female writer.
Books По белу свету : путевые заметки - Камбоджа | Around the World: Travel Notes - Cambodia
One of the first Russian extensive accounts of Cambodia at the end of the 19th century, by erudite and diplomat...
Books ПУТЕШЕСТВІЕ ГОСУДАРЯ ИМПЕРАТОРА НИКОЛАЯ II НА ВОСТОКЪ (ВЪ 1890—1891) | Travel of Emperor Nikolai II to the East
Siam, Annam, and (indirectly) Cambodia in this recollection of Tsarevich Nikolai II's travel to Asia.