Cambodia & SEA

An important contribution to the history of state formation in Siam (Thailand), with insights on comparative study of Khmer kingship and ceremonials.

In English

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

In the 1880s, the American Presbyterian Church decided to turn its publishing board into some sort of 'spontaneous gazetteer' reporting on its major…

In English

The Chinese translation of Francis Garnier's famous work, commandited and completed a few years after the first French publication.

In Chinese

A remarkable 1890s account of the Siamese, Cambodian and Laotian societies, geographical surveys and mining explorations.

In English

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

In English

Revisiting the essential love story at the origin of Cambodia: the Nagi princess (Neang Neak or Soma?) and the Indian traveler who also married an Indian girl?

First-hand account of the life and works of celebrated war correspondent Bernard Fall, as well as an endearing testimony on Cambodia's daily life in 1961-1962.

In English

Khmer statuary art reflected in 42 pieces from the collection of Musée Guimet, Paris, in a selection published in 1965.

A quite ambivalent account of the 1924 visit to Phnom Penh and Angkor by a Siamese dignitary: shared cultural heritage in a time of rising nationalism.

In Thai

Sixty years after the historic speech given by President of France Charles De Gaulle (22 Nov. 1890 – 9 Nov. 1970) ) at Phnom Penh National Sports Complex…

In English

An exploration of the emblematic Khmer kite, where beliefs of yore and ancient symbolism combine in the simple pleasure of playing with the wind.

In English, French, Khmer & English (ADB Translation)

The earliest contribution on Angkor published in an European scientific journal by a Southeastasian scholar.

In French

The genesis of this quite off-putting book was detailed in a New York Times article by Sebastien Modak a few days before its release in 2021:In March 2017,…

In English

A poignant and lucid love story set in war-torn Cambodia, by a former war TV correspondent who covered Southeast Asia's most tragic years.

In English

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

Collection of drawings and paintings from the students of the Gia Dinh Fine Arts School

In English & French

An informed and perceptive study on 'dances of the Orient', notably Cambodian, by a Russian-American professional dancer who visited the region in the 1930s.

In English

The tribulations of Komlah, 'bard of the Khmer kingdom' of 'Saramani' fame, exemplary civil servant and not-too-prolific 'colonial writer.'

In French