Colonialism

A pioneering study on French colonial literature and 'exoticism' from 1860 to the 1930s.

A rare "photo feature" of a family ceremony inside Phnom Penh Royal Palace in 1901.

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 important document on the complex history of boundary definition between Siam [now Thailand] and Cambodia, leading to further historic exploration.

In French

One of the first published travel accounts from French explorers at the end of the 19th century, with hunting anecdotes and -- fortunately -- much more...

In French

An important account on Cambodia in the early years of the French Protectorate.

In French

Angkor seen by pioneer photographer John Thomson in 1866.

Prepatory notes for Aymonier's magnus opus, Le Cambodge in three volumes. A "pre-EFEO" radiography of Cambodia.

In French

A marxist analysis of French colonialism in Cambodia by a Chinese historian of Cambodian origin.

In Chinese

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

An engrossing novel set in an Indochinese plantation in the 1910s, with an unforgettable visit to Angkor and the Bayon.

In French

An engrossing novel set in an Indochinese plantation in the 1910s, with an unforgettable visit to Angkor and the Bayon.

In French

A staunch proponent of French colonialist expansion taking in the state of affairs in Indochina during the troubled mid-1880s.

In French

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

In French

Or how to make the unlawful into laws: the legal pretences of French Protectorat over Cambodia.

In English

A short description of Cambodia and Cochinchina at the early stage of the French Protectorate, "The Admirals' Era".

In French

Back to Cambodia four years after "Angkor the Magnificent", an inspired and sometime visionary travelogue through Asia in the throes of colonialism.

In English

Modern art, ancient dance: when Rodin came under the spell of the Royal Ballet of Cambodia.

In English & French

The first attempt to assess the economic development and potential of French Indochina, with Cochinchina as focus of attention.