André Malraux: The Indochina Adventure
A laudatory, one-sided, study on the less than two years André Malraux spent in then Indochina, from December 1923 to December 1925.
Books Books Empire Colonial Francais: Indo-Chine (Cambodia and Laos)
A richly illustrated journey through Indochina, and in particular Cambodia in the early years of the French Protectorate.
Books Francis Garnier, sa vie, ses voyages, son oeuvre (Francis Garnier, Life, Travels and Work)
A portrait of one of the most controversial members of the Mekong Expedition, and a plea for 'enlightened colonialism' in...
Publications From Colonial Maps to Visitor's Parcours
A critical interpretation of earlier travel guidebooks and mapping operations as colonial appropriation of the Angkorean space.
Publications Indochina, ‘Greater France’ and the 1931 Colonial Exhibition in Paris
'Angkor Wat in Blue, White and Red' Since the first 1867 Paris Exposition coloniale, Angkor, or an "ersatz Angkor" --...Books Le Cambodge, Abrégé d'histoire et de géographie | Cambodia, History and Geography Textbook
How the history of Cambodia was taught in Indochina Catholic schools at the start of the 20th century
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 One Hundred Years of Solipsism: The Malraux Case Revisited
One century later, André Malraux's raid on Banteay Srei bas-reliefs is still raising interest and controversy.
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.
Books Poison Arrows: Strange Journey with an Opium Dreamer, Annam, Cambodia, Siam and The Lotos Isle of Bali
A smart feminist in 1935 Angkor. Sensuality, hints to opium-enticed paradises, Bali women: "Asia lifted its curtain at the moonlit...
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.
Publications The (Murky) Origin of the Tokyo National Museum Collection of Khmer Art
Ancient Khmer sculptures as "political gifting": the controversial case of cultural exchanges between Colonial France and Imperial Japan during World...