Books Publications Angkor: Society and State
The "communal-theocratric" society of Angkor described by a prominent Russian historian and sociologist.Publications Un voyage au Laos [A Journey into Laos]
A short yet vivid description of Laos in the 1920s, with references to Angkor-related legends.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.Books Le feu et l'amour | Fire and Love
A symbolist and powerful novel set in an imaginary Angkorean palace.Books New Journeys in Old Asia
Back to Cambodia four years after "Angkor the Magnificent", an inspired and sometime visionary travelogue through Asia in the throes of colonialism.Books នារីរបាំកម្ពុជា | សម័យចតុមុខ និងសម័យអង្គរ
First Khmer translation of George Groslier's 1913 essay: 'Cambodian Dancers, Ancient and Modern' (Danseuses cambodgiennes, anciennes et modernes).Books Description du Royaume de Camboge
The Description of Chenla in Chinese sources (in particularly Zhou Daguan) as seen by a French OrientalistBooks Banteay Srei at Angkor
Originally published in 1926, this is the first study of the "Women's Temple", an exquisite edifice with rich adornements. Written a decade after the temple's rediscovery, these three essays by…Books Angkor the Magnificent: Wonder City of Ancient Cambodia
The first published account of Angkor by an American woman, an intrepid traveler that had longed to see the Khmer temples "with a longing such as youth knows."Books L'exotisme indochinois dans la litterature francaise depuis 1860 (2 vol) [Indochinese Exoticism in French Literature since 1860]
A pioneering study on French colonial literature and 'exoticism' from 1860 to the 1930s.Books Lettre: Le Cambodge
A short and telling plea for the colonial economic development of Cambodia.Books Chasses au tigre et a l'éléphant: un hiver au Cambodge / A Winter in Cambodia
One of the first published travel accounts from French explorers at the end of the 19th century, with hunting anecdotes and -- fortunately -- much more...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 historians.Publications Auguste Rodin and the Cambodian Dancers, 1906
Modern art, ancient dance: when Rodin came under the spell of the Royal Ballet of Cambodia.Books The Natyashastra, English Translation
The first integral English translation of the Sanskrit Treatise on Hindu Dance, "Dramaturgy and Histrionics".Publications Three Months in Cambodia by a Madras Officer
One of the earliest (16th April-21 June 1854) accounts of Cambodia in the English language by a traveler who had both military and business connections.Books Rodin a l'hotel de Biron et a Melun | Rodin at Hotel de Biron and in Melun
The last years of Auguste Rodin seen by a close friend and art critic, with the "illumination" brought by the Cambodian dancers to the ageing master in 1906.Books Visions d'Extreme-Orient, Coree, Chine, Indochine, Siam, Birmanie | Visions of the Far East, Korea, China, Indochina, Siam, Burma
From Korea to Cambodia and Lao, a quite perceptive travelogue from the 1920s.Books Apsara Dance | របាំអប្សរា
A technical and historical treatise on Khmer classical dance.Publications Note on Names of Queens in Ancient Cambodia
The etymology and meaning of the names of twenty-six illustrious queens of Ancient Cambodia.Books A New Voyage Round The World
Adventurer and gifted explorer William Dampier's view on early Southeast AsiaPublications Cambodian Women Architects and the restoration at Angkor Thom
Young women architects lead the renovation of the severely damaged Angkor Thom West Gate and of the Bayon platforms.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 ruins of Angkor."Books Royal Succession in Ancient Cambodia
Matrilinear and patrilinear succession lines, plus some conquerors or usurpers: the complex genealogy of pre-Angkorean and Angkorean sovereigns.Books La vie mène la danse [Germaine Krull's Posthumous Autobiography]
The fascinating life of a talented photographer and a strong-willed woman spanning the whole 20th century and several continents.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, legends and folklore.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.Books Erotic Sculpture of India
The power-charged erotica of Indian iconography, or how "bringing beauty nearer" inspired Indian (and Khmer) sculptors.Publications The King's Other Career
In this 1997 interview, King Norodom Sihanouk talks about his movies and how they expressed his "love for my Cambodia and its people."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 Angkor Empire: A History of the Khmer of Cambodia
Far from cold scientific studies, an endearing invocation of Angkor and its ancient civilization by an Indian historian, poet and master in esoterism.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 Rivers, Oceans, and Spirits: Water Cosmologies, Gender, and Religious Change in Southeast Asia
The centrality of water in Southeast Asian cosmologies.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.Links Phalikan.com
Unconventional, passionate and stimulating revisitation of Angkorian bas-reliefs, with an emphasis on the female figures of the lost civilization, from queens to sacred dancers.Links Devata.org
The goddesses and women of Angkor.Scholarly, artistic and literary musings in the realm of devatas and apsaras.Books Journal of an Embassy to the Courts of Siam and Cochin-China
A lively description of mainland Southeast Asia in the 1820s.Publications Dance Imagery in South Indian Temples: Study of the 108-Karana Sculptures
This major study in the history of dance and in Southern India architecture brings to us numerous notations which can be helpful for a better understanding of the Indian sources of Southeast Asian…Publications Music and Dance in Ancient Cambodia as Evidenced by Old Khmer Epigraphy
Author(s): Saveros Pou Source:Publications Female Roles in Pre-Colonial Southeast Asia
Relations between genders are one of the areas in which a distinctive Southeast Asian pattern exists.Publications Morbid Meditation in Buddhist Iconography
Physical beauty and the decay of the human body, a major topic in Buddhist meditation.Publications La Femme et l'Oiseau (Women and Birds)
Aesthetical and symbolical outlook on Birds in Southeast Asian cultures.Publications L'expression de la sensibilité dans l'art khmer/ Expressing Feelings in Khmer Ancient Arts
"Harmony, gentleness and endearment" in Khmer statuary and sculptural art.Publications Étude de la distribution des apsaras "avec ou sans diademe" (Apsaras and their ornaments in Angkor Wat)
A thorough study of the female figures "inhabiting" Angkor Wat leads the author to novel considerations about the symbolic and social roles of the Apsaras.Publications Dancing architecture at Angkor: ‘Halls with dancers’ in Jayavarman VII's temples
Who were the dancers at King Jayavarman VII's court? What was the social status of these highly skilled and sophisticated women? How the Khmer dance art form developed from the Indian traditions?Publications The PĀŚUPATA Sect in Ancient Cambodia and Champa
From bas-reliefs at the My Son Temple, Indian researchers Swati Chemburkar and Shivani Kapoor retrace the presence of an ascetic sect in pre-Angkorian and Angkorian eras, finding religious practices…Publications Is Angkor Wat a 12th-century Facebook?
"They stand and stare like silent sentinels, sensuous rather than erotic, carved with elegance and care. But exactly who are the 1,796 mysterious women on Angkor bas-reliefs, and why, more than a…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 civilizationFilms The Secret of the Royal Triad Decoded
For many years, independent researcher Phalika Ngnin has studied bas-reliefs in order to reach a better knowledge of the Angkorian most powerful women, in particular Queens Indradevi and…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 centuryBooks 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 centuries Southeast asia.Books Dancing in Cambodia, At Large in Burma
A dazzling, poignant journey through Cambodia's modern history and the 'Stories in Stones' told by Angkor.Books Lost Goddesses
The first study addressing the place of women in Cambodian history, or what lays behind the Apsara Smile.