Kings & Queens

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

In English

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 photographic testimony of a keen and discreet observer of Cambodian culture and daily life, right before the civil war and from the 2010s.

In English

The English translation of the first comprehensive study on Cambodian classical dance, completed by an essay on author George Groslier and several annexes.

In English

The official Khmer translation of George Groslier's Cambodian Dancers, Ancient and Modern, 1913.

In Khmer

The one and only Thai treatise on dance, a stunning collection of texts and illustrations dating back from 1790 onwards.

In Thai

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

In French & Spanish

What is the origin of the "Iron Palace", often called "Napoleon" or "Suez", erected in the precinct of the Royal Palace of Cambodia in the 1860s or 1870s?

In English & French

A preliminary sketch of an upcoming book on the social and cultural history of Phnom Penh.

In French

The world of Asia reflected in 110 watercolor, pastel, charcoal and pencil drawings by a prolific woman artist and undefatigable traveler in the 1920s-1940s.

A philological and historical exploration of trespassing (on or against) royal space.

In Khmer

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)

A lesser-known feature movie dealing with serious matters - art looting, perpetuation of art traditions - at the start of Cambodia's "Second Kingdom" period.

In Khmer

"The temple stands solitary and alone in the jungle, in too perfect order to be called a ruin, a relic of a race far ahead in all arts and sciences."

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

The first extensive study of Sambor Prei Kuk site published in the 21th century.

In English & Khmer

In this 1997 interview, King Norodom Sihanouk talks about his movies and how they expressed his "love for my Cambodia and its people."

In English

In this one chapter, the then-Prince Sihamoni comments on the actors and actresses who gave life to the King Father's filmic achievements.

A personal reinterpretation of several recipes from a Cambodian culinary cookbook classic.

In English