Cambodia & SEA

An open access resource on cultural and archaelogical research across Southeast Asia.

In English

A community-based resource in the languages and living cultures of Indonesian etnic groups.

In English, Bahasa Indonesia & Bahasa Bali

A richly illustrated journey through Indochina, and in particular Cambodia in the early years of the French Protectorate.

In French

Not a novel nor a purely journalistic work: the engaging take on Angkor and modern Cambodia around 1930 by a Chicago-based reporter and popular writer.

In English

A fascinating study on Khmer and Yunnan minority interconnection through music and dance

In English & Chinese

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

Defining the "religious ethos of a time" when colonial realities fostered "the hope for a righteous dhammik savior-ruler."

In English

An early account of Saigon, the Mekong Delta, Cambodia, Malaysia and the Philippines by the first US Navy officer who reached Cochinchina in 1819.

An attempt in "histoire immédiate" [instant history] combining scientific research and eyewitness accounts of the Khmer Rouge years.

A rare and powerful visual documentation of Cambodia in the aftermath of the civil war.

In Russian

We revisit a visit surrounded with political tragedy, romance and desperation, with the Vietnam War looming nearby.

In English

An objective assessment of the cultural situation of the Khmer ethnic identity in Thailand in the 2010s.

In English

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

In English

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

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 world of Asia reflected in 103 watercolor, pastel, charcoal or pencil drawings by a prolific woman artist and undefatigable traveler in the 1920s-1940s.

Back to the Siamese statesman's visit to Preah Vihear, claimed by Thai nationalists until the international recognition of Cambodia's rights in 1962

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

An unconventional, stimulating take on Indian Ocean and cultural exchanges between the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia.

In English

The first volume of a remarkable account of the Siamese and Laotian societies, geographical surveys and mining explorations.

In English