Magnificent Mekong

A History of Cambodia

by David P. Chandler

A Record of Cambodia: The Land and Its People

by Daguan Zhou, Peter Harris

Angkor Heart of an Asian Empire (New Horizons) /anglais

by Bruno Dagens

Khmer Lost Empire of Cambodia (New Horizons) /anglais

by ZEPHIR THIERRY, Thierry Zp̌hir

The Khmer Empire of Cambodia which flourished from the 9th to the 15th century, gave birth to some of the world's richest works of art and architecture. At its peak in the 12th century, during the reigns of Suryavarman II and the Buddhist King Jayavarman VII, Kmer civilization extended throughout continental Southeast Asia and culminated in the construction of the magnificent temple of Angkor Wat, the city of Angkor Thom and the temple of the Bayon. This is an account of that empire, which gave birth to some of the world's richest works of art and architecture.

Mandarins and Martyrs: The Church and the Nguyen Dynasty in Early Nineteenth-Century Vietnam

by Jacob Ramsay

Southeast Asia: An Introductory History

by Milton E. Osborne

The Mekong: Turbulent Past, Uncertain Future

by Milton E. Osborne

Art & Architecture of Cambodia (World of Art)

by Helen Ibbitson Jessup

Arts of Southeast Asia (World of Art)

by Fiona Kerlogue

Phnom Penh: A Cultural and Literary History (Cities of the Imagination)

by Milton E. Osborne

The Cham of Vietnam: History, Society and Art

by Trần Kỳ Phương, Bruce McFarland Lockhart

The Cham people once inhabited and ruled over a large stretch of what is now the central Vietnamese coast. Their Indianized civilization flourished for centuries, and they competed with the Vietnamese and Khmers for influence in mainland Southeast Asia. This book brings together essays on the Cham by specialists in history, archaeology, anthropology, art history, and linguistics. It presents a revisionist overview of Cham history and a detailed study of the various ways in which the Cham have been studied by different generations of scholars, as well as chapters on specific aspects of the Cham past. Several authors focus on archaeological work in central Vietnam that positions recent discoveries within the broader framework of Cham history. The authors synthesize work by scholars during the French colonial period and after who discuss what 'Champa' has represented over the centuries of its history. The book's new perspectives on the Cham provide penetrating insights into the history of Vietnam that shed light on the broader dynamic of Southeast Asian history.

The Food and Cooking of Vietnam & Cambodia: Discover the Deliciously Fragrant Cuisines of Indo-China, with Over 150 Step-By-Step Authentic Recipes and Over 750 Photographs

by Ghillie Basan, Martin Brigdale

This comprehensive visual guide to Vietnamese and Cambodian cooking ingredients and techniques presents descriptions and photographs of all the key produce, including exotic fruits, vegetables and spices, as well as tips on buying, storing and preparation.

The Sacred Willow: Four Generations in the Life of a Vietnamese Family

by Duong Van Mai Elliott

A finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, Duong Van Mai Elliott's The Sacred Willow illuminates recent Vietnamese history by weaving together the stories of the lives of four generations of her family. Beginning with her great-grandfather, who rose from rural poverty to become an influential landowner, and continuing to the present, Mai Elliott traces her family's journey through an era of tumultuous change. She tells us of childhood hours in her grandmother's silk shop, and of hiding while French troops torched her village, watching while blossoms torn by fire from the trees flutter "like hundreds of butterflies" overhead. She makes clear the agonizing choices that split Vietnamese families: her eldest sister left her staunchly anti-communist home to join the Viet Minh, and spent months sleeping in jungle camps with her infant son, fearing air raids by day and tigers by night. And she follows several family members through the last, desperate hours of the fall of Saigon-including one nephew who tried to escape by grabbing the skid of a departing American helicopter. Based on family papers, dozens of interviews, and a wealth of other research, this is not only a memorable family saga but a record of how the Vietnamese themselves have experienced their times.

Rivers of Power: How a Natural Force Raised Kingdoms, Destroyed Civilizations, and Shapes Our World

by Laurence C. Smith

"This book about rivers is as fascinating as it's beautifully written."---Jared Diamond, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Guns, Germs, and Steel; Collapse; and Upheaval

A "fascinating, eye-opening, sometimes alarming, and ultimately inspiring" natural history of rivers and their complex and ancient relationship with human civilization (Elizabeth Kolbert).

Rivers, more than any road, technology, or political leader, have shaped the course of human civilization. They have opened frontiers, founded cities, settled borders, and fed billions. They promote life, forge peace, grant power, and can capriciously destroy everything in their path. Even today, rivers remain a powerful global force -- one that is more critical than ever to our future.

In Rivers of Power, geographer Laurence C. Smith explores the timeless yet vastly underappreciated relationship between rivers and civilization as we know it. Rivers are of course important in many practical ways (water supply, transportation, sanitation). But the full breadth of their profound influence on the way we live is less obvious. Rivers define and transcend international borders, forcing cooperation between nations. Huge volumes of river water are used to produce energy, raw commodities, and food. Wars, politics, and demography are transformed by their devastating floods. The territorial claims of nations, their cultural and economic ties to each other, and the migrations and histories of their peoples trace back to rivers, river valleys, and the topographic divides they carve upon the world.

Beautifully told and expansive in scope, Rivers of Power reveals how and why rivers have so profoundly influenced our civilization, and examines the importance this vast, arterial power holds for our present, past, and future.