Angkor and Cambodia in the Sixteenth Century: According to Portuguese and Spanish Sources

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Bernard Philippe Groslier Michael Smithies

Angkor and Cambodia in the Sixteenth Century

According to Portuguese and Spanish Sources

Bernard Philippe Groslier, Michael Smithies

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English

Orchid Press
01 February 2018

Asian history; Irrigation

Groslier's seminal study of the accounts of early Spanish and Portuguese

missionaries and adventurers in Cambodia was published in French in

1958, and is translated here into English for the first time.

The reports of the Europeans record the earliest surviving first-hand

accounts of Angkor, following the 'rediscovery' of the site by the Khmers,

over a hundred years after its abandonment in 1432 CE, and four hundred

years prior to the colonization of Cambodia by the French.

While the accounts are fascinating in their own right, Groslier employs

some of their key observations on the structure of Angkor in the 16th century

to embark on further exploration of his own into the nature of Khmer

civilization. Complementing his studies of the early accounts with the first

aerial surveys of the site, Groslier reconstructs a broad picture of Angkorian

civilization, its economy, the genius of its engineers and planners, its unique

religious foundations and the pivotal humanitarian role of its god-kings.

Angkor and Cambodia in the Sixteenth Century represents one of the

major breakthroughs in our understanding of this rich and complex

medieval Asian culture, and is a pillar on which all subsequent studies have

been built. Essential for all readers, both scholarly and lay, who seek to

further understand the society responsible for the construction of the great

monuments of ancient Angkor.

By: Bernard Philippe Groslier
Translated by: Michael Smithies
Imprint: Orchid Press
Edition: First English ed.
Dimensions: Height: 244mm, Width: 170mm, Spine: 11mm
Weight: 327g
ISBN: 9789745242074
ISBN 10: 9745242071
Pages: 200
Publication Date: 01 February 2018
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for Angkor and Cambodia in the Sixteenth Century: According to Portuguese and Spanish Sources

'Scholars of Thai history ... not only the Cambodian experts for whom the book is primarily intended, will find Groslier's work of great value ... It is rare to see such a carefully prepared text.' J. Cairncross, in a review of the original French edition, in Journal of the Siam Society, Vol. 47, No. 2.