Colonialism

Angkor seen by pioneer photographer John Thomson in 1866.

A short and telling plea for the colonial economic development of Cambodia.

In French

Several pieces in the "Angkor Catalogue" edited by photographer Emile Gsell himself, commented and analyzed by art historian Joachim Karl Bautze.

The first volume of Etienne Aymonier's monumental work on Cambodia, the lay of the land and its history at the turn of the 20th century.

In French

The Chinese translation of Francis Garnier's famous work, commandited and completed a few years after the first French publication.

In Chinese

The English, more complete version of the historic travelogue by naturalist and explorer Henri Mouhot.

In English

Including the famous relation of the January 1860 visit to Angkor site, this edition drew from Mouhot's Diary and previous publications in English and French.

In French

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

One of the first accounts of Angkor and the surrounding Kingdom of Cambodia by a Western traveler.

In French & Spanish

An independent and remarkably well-documented study on the EFEO, its achievments and shortcomings since 1898 until 1956.

In French

The tribulations of Komlah, 'bard of the Khmer kingdom' of 'Saramani' fame, exemplary civil servant and not-too-prolific 'colonial writer.'

In French

One of the smartest insights of the French colonial system in Southeast Asia by an Anglo-Saxon political scientist in the 1930s.

In English

One century later, André Malraux's raid on Banteay Srei bas-reliefs is still raising interest and controversy.

In English & French

Way before Princess Buppha Devi's reinvention of the Royal Ballet of Cambodia, a premonition of the "Apsara Princess" figure so central in Cambodia's modernity.

In French & English (ADB Translation)

An early description of Angkor Wat by a young and curious-minded traveler dating back from 1862. And more about Banteay Srei?

In French & English (ADB Translation)

Devotional Dance observed at Angkor a few years after the end of World War II, just before the rejuvenation process initiated by Queen Kossamak in the 1950s.

In French & English (ADB Translation)

English translation of the 1862 report on Cambodia (1862) by an independent businessman often at odds with the budding French colonial administration. E

In English

The evolution of Phnom Penh as the capital city of Cambodia through the colonial period, the Independence, the civil war and the decades of reconstruction.

In English

A compendium reflecting the some 10, 000 postcards issued across French Indochina in the first half of the 20th century, particularly those about Cambodia.

In English

The mapping of Angkor Archeological Site in early modern era