The Ancient Khmer Empire
Author : Lawrence Palmer Briggs
Publisher :
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 24,55 MB
Release : 2011-09
Category : Cambodia
ISBN : 9781258103774
Author : Lawrence Palmer Briggs
Publisher :
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 24,55 MB
Release : 2011-09
Category : Cambodia
ISBN : 9781258103774
Author : Michael D. Coe
Publisher :
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 13,42 MB
Release : 2003
Category : History
ISBN : 9780500284421
A panoramic tour of Cambodian history traces its rediscovery in the mid-nineteenth century and what the latest findings have revealed about Khmer civilization, documenting such periods as the five-century part-Hindu, part-Buddhist empire, the gradual abandonment of Angkor, and the move of the capital downriver to the Phnom Penh area. Reprint.
Author : Claude Jacques
Publisher : River Books Press Dist A C
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 43,76 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Art
ISBN :
At its height, the Khmer Empire stretched from Angkor as far west as Muang Singh on the border with present-day Burma and Thailand and as far north as Wat Phu on the banks of the Mekong river. Following on from the great success of Angkor: Cities and Temples , the renowned scholar and epigraphist, Claude Jacques, explores the achievements and developments of the Khmer people from the 5th to the 13th century. Beginning with the early pre-Angkorean site of Funan and ending with the reign of the great Khmer king, Jayavarman VII, the author journies behind the well-known temples of Angkor Wat, to reveal the marvels of many temples hitherto inaccessible to visitors. Thus the reader is taken a virtual tour of sites as varied as Preah Vihear perched on a steep cliff overlooking the Cambodian plain, the mysterious and extensive site of Preah Khan of Kompong Svay and the exquisitely carved temple in the forest of Beng Mealea, to mention but a few. The author speculates as to the origins and reasons behind each site and how the Khmer empire functioned over many hundreds of years. Superbly photographed by Philippe Lafond, the book includes site plans, old photographs, aerial shots of the ancient cities as well as detailed photographs showing the reliefs and other magnificent carvings. Never before has the richness and diversity of the Khmer Empire been captured so evocatively.
Author : Daguan Zhou
Publisher :
Page : 106 pages
File Size : 13,79 MB
Release : 1992
Category : Cambodia
ISBN :
Author : Captivating History
Publisher :
Page : 94 pages
File Size : 33,86 MB
Release : 2021-04-10
Category :
ISBN : 9781637162880
Author : Vittorio Roveda
Publisher :
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 40,48 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Art
ISBN :
Author : Guy D. Middleton
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 463 pages
File Size : 34,16 MB
Release : 2017-06-26
Category : History
ISBN : 110715149X
In this lively survey, Guy D. Middleton critically examines our ideas about collapse - how we explain it and how we have constructed potentially misleading myths around collapses - showing how and why collapse of societies was a much more complex phenomenon than is often admitted.
Author : Charles Higham
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 16,49 MB
Release : 2004-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9780520242180
"The Civilization of Angkor is remarkable and unique in that it delves into the prehistoric roots of the civilization. Higham is THE international authority on southeast Asian archaeology, and presents an up-to-date and provocative synthesis of Angkor."--Brian Fagan, author of Floods, Famines, and Emperors: El Nino and the Fate of Civilizations, and co-editor of The Oxford Companion to Archaeology. "In blending archaeological and documentary data to chronicle the rise of this important Southeast Asian state, Higham's rich history of Angkor effectively refutes traditional models of state development in the Mekong region and offers insights regarding the nature of Angkor and the processes that led to its emergence."--Miriam Stark, Associate Professor of Anthropology, University of Hawai'i and editor of The Archaeology of Social Boundaries
Author : John Tully
Publisher : Allen & Unwin
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 20,3 MB
Release : 2006
Category : History
ISBN : 1741158575
In this concise and compelling history, Cambodia's past is described in vivid detail, from the richness of the Angkorean empire through the dark ages of the 18th and early-19th centuries, French colonialism, independence, the Vietnamese conflict, the Pol Pot regime, and its current incarnation as a troubled democracy. With energetic writing and passion for the subject, John Tully covers the full sweep of Cambodian history, explaining why this land of contrasts remains an interesting enigma to the international community. Detailing the depressing record of war, famine, and invasion that ha.
Author : Marilia Albanese
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 31,67 MB
Release : 2013
Category : Angkor (Extinct city)
ISBN : 9788854407510
The first chapter of the book sets out the historical framework of the Khmer empire and explores the various aspects of its civilisation, from the Indian-influenced court to the people of the rice paddies. It describes the Khmer's religious concepts, most important myths, and the structure of society, dominated by the powerful figure of the sovereign who, being at the centre of the water-management system, guaranteed the survival of his people. The book continues with details concerning the everyday life of the people, their houses, customs, traditions, and most important ceremonies. An ample section of text is dedicated to archaeological excursions. ILLUSTRATIONS: 406 photographs