book chapter

Cambodia - Volume 1: the modern kingdom

Human Relations Area FilesNew 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 It is considered a standard work but has been outdated by the later work of Lawrence P. Briggs.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.
Subjects
Historical reconstruction
Topography and geology
Education system
Ordering of time
Verbal arts
Music
Districts
Classes
Status, role, and prestige
Territorial hierarchy
Legal norms
Real property
Regulation of marriage
Family relationships
Slavery
Sex and marital offenses
Ethnic stratification
Prophets and ascetics
culture
Cambodians
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