Kings & Queens

A poetic yet highly informative study on the Cambodian Royal Ballet dancers written when the author, still in his prime, was discovering the cultural intricacy.

In French

The essential reference book on Cambodian flora, published in 2000. With cross-referenced indexes, trilingual descriptions, Khmer original and romanized names.

In English, French & Khmer

A booklet celebrating the inscription of the Royal Ballet of Cambodia to the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) List on 7 Nov. 2003.

In French

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

A study on 1925 Prince Damrong's Nirat Nakhon Wat,

In English

An attempt in translating into English one of the poems that marked the birth of Cambodian modern literature.

In English

54 traditional Khmer songs transcribed with musical scores and a temptative transliteration.

In French & Khmer

A rare insight in the life and art of the Cambodian Royal Ballet dancers at the end of the 1920s, a critical period for the court dance form in the Kingdom.

In French

How a chance encounter with Cambodia in the late 1950s led to some meaningful photographs reflecting a historic period lacking of in-depth studies.

In English & French

On the first anniversary of H.R.H. Princess Norodom Buppha Devi's passing, we return to the splendid 'The Apsaras of Angkor' (2003).

In English & Khmer

The coming to age of a young French woman at a transition period for modern Cambodia.

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

The first and only collection of Spanish and Portuguese written sources on Angkor, predating the Angkorian "rediscovery" by more than 300 years.

In English

From Korea to Cambodia, Burma and Laos, a quite perceptive travelogue from the 1920s.

In French

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

In French

A valuable resource for Cambodian history researchers and the general public. https://www.library.dccam.org/

In English & Khmer

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

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

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

In French

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