Publications De Phnom Penh a Pursat [From Phnom Penh to Pursat] by Jean Moura An important account on Cambodia in the early years of the French Protectorate. In French
Photos Visions of Angkor by...John Thomson by John Thomson Angkor seen by pioneer photographer John Thomson in 1866.
Books Notice sur le Cambodge [A Note on Cambodia] by Etienne Aymonier Prepatory notes for Aymonier's magnus opus, Le Cambodge in three volumes. A "pre-EFEO" radiography of Cambodia. In French
Publications 法国在柬埔寨的殖民统治及其崩溃 French Colonial Rule in Cambodia and Its Collapse by Zhaolin Xu A marxist analysis of French colonialism in Cambodia by a Chinese historian of Cambodian origin. In Chinese
Publications The (Murky) Origin of the Tokyo National Museum Collection of Khmer Art by Sadao Fujihara 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
Books East for Pleasure: The Narrative of Eight Months' Travel in Burma, Sian, the Netherlands East Indies and French Indo-China by Walter B. Harris 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
Books L'Aile de feu | Wing of Fire by Jeanne Leuba An engrossing novel set in an Indochinese plantation in the 1910s, with an unforgettable visit to Angkor and the Bayon. In French
Books L'Aile de feu | Wing of Fire by Jeanne Leuba An engrossing novel set in an Indochinese plantation in the 1910s, with an unforgettable visit to Angkor and the Bayon. In French
Publications Au Tonkin, en Cochinchine et au Cambodge by Xavier Brau de Saint-Pol Lias A staunch proponent of French colonialist expansion taking in the state of affairs in Indochina during the troubled mid-1880s. In French
Publications Les monuments religieux de la province de Bati [Religious Monuments of Bati Province] by Andrew Spooner An exploratory description of ancient Khmer temples in the historic Khet Bati (Bati Province), visited in 1877 by an amateur archaeologist. In French
Books Colonial Law Making: Cambodia under the French by Sally Frances Low Or how to make the unlawful into laws: the legal pretences of French Protectorat over Cambodia. In English
Publications Exploration du grand fleuve du Cambodge (Septembre 1862) [Exploration of the Great River of Cambodia, Sept. 1862] by Louis Bonard A short description of Cambodia and Cochinchina at the early stage of the French Protectorate, "The Admirals' Era". In French
Books New Journeys in Old Asia by Helen Churchill Candee & Lucille Sinclair Douglass Back to Cambodia four years after "Angkor the Magnificent", an inspired and sometime visionary travelogue through Asia in the throes of colonialism. In English
Publications Auguste Rodin and the Cambodian Dancers, 1906 by Angkor Database Modern art, ancient dance: when Rodin came under the spell of the Royal Ballet of Cambodia. In English & French
Books Essai d'atlas statistique de l'Indochina [A Temptative Statistical Atlas of Indochina] by Henri Brenier The first attempt to assess the economic development and potential of French Indochina, with Cochinchina as focus of attention.
Books L'Indochine, Exposition nationale coloniale de Marseille, 1922 [1922 Marseille National-Colonial Exhibition: Indochina] by Pierre Guesde The 1922 Colonial Exhibition in Marseille, France, with Angkor Wat tower pinnacles, Khmer ancient sculptures and live dancers starring. In French
Books Les civilisés [The Civilized] by Claude Farrère A gem of French "exotic" literature: Saigon decadence with the 1890s Cambodian uprising in the background. In French
Publications Titayna: How I Stole the Head of an Angkor Buddha by Titaÿna The flamboyant Titayna and her Surrealist 'gratuitous art' in Angkor Wat. Provoking the gods, challenging the humans, asking a question that still haunts us. In English & French
Books Doudart de Lagree au Cambodge et en Indo-chine (Lettres d'un precurseur) [Doudart de Lagree, Letters of a Pioneer] by Félix Julien One of the first publications dedicated to the saga of the Commission d'exploration du Mekong. In French
Books Lettre: Le Cambodge by Paul Le Faucheur A short and telling plea for the colonial economic development of Cambodia. In French
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