Description
Book SynopsisThis is a history of the Khmers, the people who for thousands of years inhabited the wooded interior of Cambodia. One hundred and fifty years ago the representatives of imperial France were astonished to find half--buried within the jungle the still magnificent ruins of vast temples.
Table of ContentsList of Plates.
List of Maps.
Preface.
1. Introduction.
2. Images of the Khmers.
3. The Land.
4. Before History Began.
5. The Rise of Cities and Indian Influence.
6. The Beginnings of Khmer History.
7. The Early Khmer Kingdoms and the Rise of Angkor.
8. The Kings of Angkor.
9. The Immortals.
10. Daily Life.
11. Farmers.
12. Ruler and State.
13. Society and Economy.
14. Artists and Craftsmen.
15. Jayavarman VII and the Decline of Angkor.
16. From the Fall of Angkor to 1945.
17. Cambodia since 1945.
Appendix 1: Chronological Survey of Angkor's Rulers.
Appendix 2: The Periodization of Religious Art and Architecture.
Bibliography and Guide to Further Reading.
Index.
