{"product_id":"angkor-and-cambodia-in-the-bernard-philippe-groslier-9789745242074","title":"Angkor and Cambodia in the Sixteenth Century: According to Portuguese and Spanish Sources","description":"\u003cp\u003eGroslier's seminal study of the accounts of early Spanish and Portuguese\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003emissionaries and adventurers in Cambodia was published in French in\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1958, and is translated here into English for the first time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe reports of the Europeans record the earliest surviving first-hand\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eaccounts of Angkor, following the 'rediscovery' of the site by the Khmers, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eover a hundred years after its abandonment in 1432 CE, and four hundred\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eyears prior to the colonization of Cambodia by the French.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile the accounts are fascinating in their own right, Groslier employs\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003esome of their key observations on the structure of Angkor in the 16th century\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eto embark on further exploration of his own into the nature of Khmer\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ecivilization. Complementing his studies of the early accounts with the first\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eaerial surveys of the site, Groslier reconstructs a broad picture of Angkorian\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ecivilization, its economy, the genius of its engineers and planners, its unique\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ereligious foundations and the pivotal humanitarian role of its god-kings.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAngkor and Cambodia in the Sixteenth Century \u003c\/em\u003erepresents one of the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003emajor breakthroughs in our understanding of this rich and complex\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003emedieval Asian culture, and is a pillar on which all subsequent studies have\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ebeen built. Essential for all readers, both scholarly and lay, who seek to\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efurther understand the society responsible for the construction of the great\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003emonuments of ancient Angkor.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bernard Philippe Groslier\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 9745242071\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789745242074\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Orchid Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/01\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.72lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.61h x 6.69w x 0.42d","brand":"Bernard Philippe Groslier","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43944102985983,"sku":"9789745242074","price":33.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_22f138a3-50fb-4224-bbf4-2d1310ef6c2b.jpg?v=1681501800","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/angkor-and-cambodia-in-the-bernard-philippe-groslier-9789745242074","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}