book chapter

Cambodia - Volume 1: the modern kingdom

Human Relations Area Files • New Haven • Published In 1953 • Pages:

By: Aymonier, E. (Etienne), b. 1844, Thompson, Margaret.

Abstract

This source contains a part of the first volume of a three-volume work by Aymonier, 'Le Cambodge,' that is mainly concerned with the ancient Khmer culture and its monuments. It is considered a standard work but has been outdated by the later work of Lawrence P. Briggs. The text included here contains general descriptive information about Cambodia and it inhabitants during the late nineteenth century. The introduction includes information about the author and a general survey of the literature concerning Cambodia up to the year 1900. The chapters describe the geography; the people, their racial composition and number, their customs, religion, arts, and social classes; the kingdom, its organization, the king and his household, the royal classes; the law codes; the judicial organization; and slavery.

HRAF PubDate

2012

Region

Asia

Sub Region

Southeast Asia

Document Type

book chapter

Evaluation

Creator Type

Linguist

Document Rating

4: Excellent Secondary Data

Analyst

Margaret Vranesh ; 1953 ; Teferi Abate Adem; 2012

Field Date

c. 1879

Coverage Date

1601-1900

Coverage Place

Cambodia

Notes

Étienne Aymonier

The entire table of contents for Volume I has been added to the end of the text included in the files. The errata for the portion included will be found in on page 477; the corrections listed have been incorporated into the translation. Twenty-five figures have been included

Translation of: Le Cambodge, I: Le Royaumme Actuel, Ernest Leroux, 1900.

Translated from the French for Human Relations Area Files by Margaret Thompson.

The original French text is not available in this database

Included in the Files: only the introduction (p. i-xxiii) and the first four chapters (p. 1-102) of Volume 1

LCSH

Cambodia