Archaeology

A quite ambivalent account of the 1924 visit to Phnom Penh and Angkor by a Siamese dignitary: shared cultural heritage in a time of rising nationalism.

In Thai

An unconventional, stimulating take on Indian Ocean and cultural exchanges between the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia.

In English

An early illustrated guide to the rich collection of Khmer art at the National Museum of Cambodia.

In English, French & Khmer

The novel opens with a tracking shot on Nance Abbott (or Anne C. Abbott), a young, All-American young woman "dealing with the drudgery of news illustration and…

In English

A magnificent film reflecting a dance performance at the entrance of Angkor Wat.

The last stately (and glamorous) visit to Angkor before the March 1970 anti-royalist coup that hastened Cambodia's political and social implosion.

In English

The most exhaustive footage on de Gaulle's 1966 visit to Cambodia, including the historic 'Phnom Penh Speech' calling the USA to end military intervention.

In French

The first and only major study on Ancient Angkor in Russian, often quoted but hard to find in its full version.

In Russian

Angkor seen by pioneer photographer John Thomson in 1866.

A reference study on early Cambodia, Angkor civilization and its links to Indian culture.

In English

Novelization of the life and challenges of a French Angkor conservator in the 1920s.

In French

The Khmer cultural and artistic heritage in the Siamese sphere of influence at the turn of the 20th century.

In French

Ancient Khmer sculptures as "political gifting": the controversial case of cultural exchanges between Colonial France and Imperial Japan during World War II.

In French & Japanese

A clever depiction of Asia in 1928 through a leisure travelogue including Angkor Wat and the ceremonies for the coronation of HM King Monivong.

In English

The photographic record of a visit to Phnom Penh in 1885.

A small part of Le Prat's photographic work on the ancient Khmer temples,

An exhaustive study of Indian and Southeast Asia epigraphy by Prof. D.C. Sirkar.

In English

An exploratory description of ancient Khmer temples in the historic Khet Bati (Bati Province), visited in 1877 by an amateur archaeologist.

In French

Cambodian ethnologist Ang Choulean's goes deeper into Khmer epigraphy for everyone's benefit and enlightnement.

In Khmer

The Cambodian museum closest to Angkor, with strong ties to the local communities and the ongoing archaeological research.

In English