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
Publications About Jean Moura's house and Khmer collection by Angkor Database Mystery surrounds the auction sale of the first 'Director of the Protectorate of Cambodia''s archive and collection in 2017.
Books Kingdom in the Morning Mist: Mayréna in the highlands of Vietnam by Gerald Cannon Hickey A contextualized portait of the "dashing and enigmatic Frenchman" who founded the Sedang Kingdom among the Highland tribes of Vietnam in 1888 In English
Books Poison Arrows: Strange Journey with an Opium Dreamer, Annam, Cambodia, Siam and The Lotos Isle of Bali by Grace Thompson-Seton A smart feminist in 1935 Angkor. Sensuality, hints to opium-enticed paradises, Bali women: "Asia lifted its curtain at the moonlit ruins of Angkor." In English
Publications Dix-huit mois de recherches archéologiques au Cambodge | Archaelogical Research, a 18-month campaign in Cambodia by Robert Dalet Far from Angkor, an archeological journey through Cambodia that led to many important discoveries in the 1930s In French
Books Photography in Cambodia: 1886 to the Present by Nicholas Coffill Photography as social history narrative medium in the Kingdom of the lasting instant. In English
Books Pistes, fleuves et jungles: A travers l'Indochine et les pays voisins [Trails, Rivers, Jungles: Across Indochina and Neighboring Countries] by Raymond Recouly A pleasant read from a typical French 'grand reporter' of the 1930s who befriended famous journalist Albert Londres. In French
Books Matériaux pour servir a l'etude de l'Art Khmer by Alfred Foucher Brief notations on the personal collection of Khmer Art gathered by Jean Moura in his Moissac house before 1879. In French
Books A l'ombre d'Angkor | In the Shadow of Angkor by George Groslier An inspired and perceptive exploration of the remains of the Ancient Khmer civilization at the start of the colonial era. In French
