Angkor Replicas
For these gigantic replicas, French powers-that-be recruited the best architects and craftsmen. However, ideological self-celebration primed over accuracy.
Entries tagged with “colonization”
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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.
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Books Francis Garnier, sa vie, ses voyages, son oeuvre (Francis Garnier, Life, Travels and Work)
A portrait of one of the most controversed member of the Mekong Expedition, and a plea for 'enlightened colonialism' in...
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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.
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Books L'Aile de feu | Wing of Fire
An engrossing novel set in an Indochinese plantation in the 1910s, with an unforgettable visit to Angkor and the Bayon.
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Books Murder and Mayhem in 17th Century Cambodia
Anthony van Diemen versus King Ramadhipati I
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Archimages The Rebirth of Angkor
Explorers, archeological campaigns, first rebuilding efforts in late 19th century and several decades of the 20th century.