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Title: The Civilization of Angkor by Charles Higham ISBN: 0-520-23442-1 Publisher: University of California Press Pub. Date: January, 2002 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $27.50 |
Average Customer Rating: 4 (1 review)
Rating: 4
Summary: A No-Frills, Academic History
Comment: This book packs a lot of information into a relatively few pages (192 pages, including the index). It begins at the beginning, with the prehistoric communities of Southeast Asia, and continues through the early states of Funan and Chenla,
Jayavarman II and his successors (800 A.D. - 1000 A.D.), Suryavarman I, the major 12th century builders at Angkor (Jayavarman VI, Suryavarman II, Jayavarman VII), and the later decline of Angkor until its sack by Thai invaders in 1431. A later episode of restoration is not discussed in the book (the last relief in Angkor Wat was carved in 1564), perhaps because Angkor was no longer politically important at that time.
The main sources for this history, in addition to archaeology, are carved inscriptions on temples and stelae, which the author quotes extensively in translation. Political history is emphasized throughout, with not much consideration of artistic and religious matters; the style of writing is terse, and rather dry. Because of this, the book reads more like an academic history (textbook and reference) than like a popular history. The book focuses on the synthesis of known facts into a historical narrative. Within this scope, the book can be relied upon to provide as much information as is currently known about the political history of Angkor.
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Title: Ancient Angkor by Claude Jacques, Michael Freeman ISBN: 0834804263 Publisher: Weatherhill Pub. Date: October, 2000 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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Title: Khmer Mythology: Secrets of Angkor by Vittorio Roveda ISBN: 0834804247 Publisher: Weatherhill Pub. Date: October, 2000 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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Title: Angkor Wat: Time, Space, and Kingship by Eleanor Mannikka ISBN: 0824823532 Publisher: University of Hawaii Press Pub. Date: May, 2000 List Price(USD): $29.00 |
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Title: Angkor: An Illustrated Guide to the Monuments by Jean Laur, Diana Pollin ISBN: 2080107232 Publisher: Flammarion Pub. Date: August, 2002 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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Title: Angkor: Celestial Temples of the Khmer by Jon Ortner, Ian W. Mabbett, Eleanor Mannikka, James Goodman, Ian Mabbett, John Sanday ISBN: 0789207184 Publisher: Abbeville Press, Inc. Pub. Date: December, 2002 List Price(USD): $95.00 |
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