Photos Cutting of the Hair Ceremony, Royal Palace, May 1901: Photographic Documents by Henri Dufour A rare "photo feature" of a family ceremony inside Phnom Penh Royal Palace in 1901.
Books Angkor and Cambodia in the Sixteenth Century, from Spanish and Portuguese Sources] by Bernard Philippe Groslier & Charles Ralph Boxer & Michael Smithies The first and only collection of Spanish and Portuguese written sources on Angkor, predating the Angkorian "rediscovery" by more than 300 years. In English
Books Visions d'Extrême-Orient, Corée, Chine, Indochine, Siam, Birmanie [Visions of the Far East, Korea, China, Indochina, Siam, Burma] by Robert Chauvelot From Korea to Cambodia, Burma and Laos, a quite perceptive travelogue from the 1920s. In French
Books A l'école des diplomates: La perte et le retour d'Angkor [At the School for Diplomats - The Loss and Return of Angkor] by Fernand Bernard An important document on the complex history of boundary definition between Siam [now Thailand] and Cambodia, leading to further historic exploration. In French
Publications The Queen Mother Library by The Queen Mother Library A valuable resource for Cambodian history researchers and the general public. https://www.library.dccam.org/ In English & Khmer
Books Chasses au tigre et a l'éléphant: un hiver au Cambodge / A Winter in Cambodia by Edgar Boulangier 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
Films ទស្សនកិច្ចជាផ្លូវអដ្ឋ នៅប្រទេស កម្ពុជា នៃ ឯ.ឧ.ហ្សាលដឺហ្គោល General De Gaulle's visit to Cambodia, September 1966 The most exhaustive footage on de Gaulle's 1966 visit to Cambodia, including the historic 'Phnom Penh Speech' calling the USA to end military intervention. In French
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
Publications Conceptions of State and Kingship in Southeast Asia by Robert Heine-Geldern This revised version of an article published in The Far Eastern Quarterly (Vol. 2, November 1942: 15-30) develops a dynamic approach to the much debated… In English
Photos Visions of Angkor by...John Thomson by John Thomson Angkor seen by pioneer photographer John Thomson in 1866.
Films The Tale of Inav and Bosseba by The Royal Ballet of Cambodia The Khmer version of the Panji and Candra Kirana story in a rare performance by the Royal Ballet of Cambodia, 2000. In Khmer
Photos Phnom Penh and Indochina 1885, by Xavier Brau de Saint-Pol Lias by Xavier Brau de Saint-Pol Lias The photographic record of a visit to Phnom Penh in 1885.
Books Photos-Souvenirs: Danses classiques, danses folkloriques et créations modernes de Norodom Sihamoni A lavishly illustrated brochure showcasing Cambodian performing art forms at the end of the 1980s. 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 Rêveries sur les danseuses cambodgiennes [Musings on the Cambodian Dancers] by Francis Miomandre (de) The perception of the Cambodian dancers in 1920s and 1930s Paris, by a famed art critic and his detractors. In French
Books ប្រវត្តិសាស្ត្រកម្ពុជាសម័យអង្គ័រ (មូលដ្ឋានរៀននិងស្រាវជ្រាវ) | The history of Cambodia during the Angkor period (Foundation study and research) by Ang Choulean Cambodian ethnologist Ang Choulean's goes deeper into Khmer epigraphy for everyone's benefit and enlightnement. In Khmer
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 Notes to Accompany a Map of Cambodia, 1851 by Angkor Database An early map of Cambodia drawn in Singapore with information from Constantine de Monteiro, King Ang Duong's representative. In English
Books History, Culture and Region in Southeast Asian Perspectives by O. W. Wolters From prehistory to early hierarchies and kingdoms, a regional approach to indigenous and imported socio-cultural traits across Southeast Asia. In English
Publications Aspects socio-economiques du Laos medieval [Socioeconomic Aspects of Medieval Laos] by Keo Manivanna A "historical materialism"-based study on medieval Laos. In French
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