‘1620’, A Cautionary Tale
The rivalry between Cambodia and Siam during the 17th century.
Publications Films "Ankor Wat" read by Allen Ginsberg (1969)
The Beat Generation forward-thinker spent five days in Angkor during his 1963 journey from India to Japan. Here is his voice.
Publications A Chant Has Nine Lives: The Circulation of Theravada Liturgies in Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam
Cultural and geographical variations of the Theravada liturgy, chanting and rituals in Southeast Asia.
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 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 Chinese ceramics in SE Asia: Methodological considerations (Translation)
An English translation of Bernard-Philippe Groslier's notes on Chinese ceramics in Southeast Asia
Publications Coastal Connectivity: Long-Term Trading Networks Across the South China Sea
The prehistory of cultural and commercial exchanges across the South China Sea and mainland Southeast Asia.
Publications Eleventh-Century Commercial Developments in Angkor and Champa
Trade and maritime rivalries during the 11th century.
Publications Epigraphical Texts and Sculptural Steles Produced under the Vīrabhadravarmadevas of 15th-Century Campā
Inscriptions reflect a unified and diverse Kingdom of Champa in the 15th century, before its collapse.
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 Journal of an Embassy to the Courts of Siam and Cochin-China
A lively description of mainland Southeast Asia in the 1820s.
Books Les ruines d'Angkor, de Dong Duong et de Myson (Angkor, Dong Duong and My Son Ruins)
The travelogue of an early explorer and archaelogist in Angkor and Champa areas
Books Lettres du Cambodge, 1947-1950
The coming to age of a young French woman at a transition period for modern Cambodia.
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.
Publications Oc Eo Culture: A Case Study of Oc Eo Artifacts in Southern Vietnam
A summary of Oc Eo archaeological finds and their importance from a Vietnam touristic angle.
Books Pistes, fleuves et jungles: A travers l'Indochine et les pays voisins [Trails, Rivers, Jungles: Across Indochina and Neighboring Countries]
A pleasant read from a typical French 'grand reporter' of the 1930s who befriended famous journalist Albert Londres.
Themes SEA & Cambodia
Books South East Asia in Images, 1935-1938
Collection of drawings and paintings from the students of the Gia Dinh Fine Arts School
Books Stories and Legends of Annam
From the "Two Sacred Ladies" to the virtuous daughter of a disgraced king,, a collection of Vietnamese folktales mixing history...
Links Taobaberocks: Taoism, I Ching, Vietnamese and SEA stories
From divination to 'dragon bloodline' to Ancient Viet Archaeology, a profuse, unpredictable and stimulating spring of thoughts, insights and musings.
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 Mystery of Hon Ba (Hon Chuong) Cham Tower
Hon Chuong Tower, also known as Hon Ba or Ba Chang, is on the peak of Ba Mountain, over 72...Publications The Overland Trading Route between the Khmer Empire and the Champa Kingdoms
The land routes linking two neighbors, foes and trade partners, and the mutual influences in Khmer and Cham cultures.
Publications The Preservation and Management of the Monuments of Champa in Central Vietnam
50 kms from the city of Hoi An, My Sơn is the largest and most important of Champa’s religious architectural...
Publications The Role of the Cham and Malay Colonies in Vietnam (18th-19th centuries)
Power struggle and ethnic minorities in pre-colonial Southeast Asia, and in particular across the Mekong Delta.
Links Tia Sáng | Ray of Light
Online and print cultural magazine in Vietnamese language.
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.
Films Un Islam Insolite | An Unusual Islam, the Bani Cham in modern Vietnam
A particular example of Brahmanist-Muslim syncretism in modern Southeast Asia, and what it tells us about the ancient Cham civilization
Photography Visions of Angkor and Cambodia by...Raymond Cauchetier
Photographer Raymond Cauchetier was in his thirties when he fulfilled a childhood dream: to see Angkor Wat.