Temple Specifics

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

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

The novel opens with a tracking shot on Nance Abbott (or Anne C. Abbott), a young, All-American young woman "dealing with the drudgery of news illustration and…

In English

A major modernist photographer and globe-trotter captured several Angkor temples in 1960-1962.

A magnificent film reflecting a dance performance at the entrance of Angkor Wat.

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

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

Angkor seen by pioneer photographer John Thomson in 1866.

Novelization of the life and challenges of a French Angkor conservator in the 1920s.

In French

45 pastel paintings and pen on paper drawings reflecting Cambodia, Siam, Burma and South China in the 1920s.

The photographic record of a visit to Phnom Penh in 1885.

A summary of the many versions of the Kaundinya-Neang Neak story, the founding legend of Cambodia.

In English

A small part of Le Prat's photographic work on the ancient Khmer temples,

A valuable study putting in perspective the ongoing dispute over international boundaries between two ASEAN neighbors.

In English

Cambodian ethnologist Ang Choulean's goes deeper into Khmer epigraphy for everyone's benefit and enlightnement.

In Khmer

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

In French

A short description of Cambodia and Cochinchina at the early stage of the French Protectorate, "The Admirals' Era".

In French

The first in-depth exploration of the area up Siem Reap River to Phnom Kulen since Etienne Aymonier's travels.

In French

A useful contribution for a better understanding of what was hastily called "Indianization" of Southeast Asia. Architectural point of view.

In English