Cambodia & SEA

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

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

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.

Part of a popularization series of essays in social history, the 'daily life' in mainland Indochina imagined from scarcely available written sources.

In French

Devotional Dance observed at Angkor a few years after the end of World War II, just before the rejuvenation process initiated by Queen Kossamak in the 1950s.

In French & English (ADB Translation)

English translation of the 1862 report on Cambodia (1862) by an independent businessman often at odds with the budding French colonial administration. E

In English

"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

George Coedès on the first comprehensive archaeological exploration in the area supposed to be the heart of the ancient Kingdom of Funan.

In French