Table of Contents

Preface • 1. Introduction • 2. The Setting • 3. Peoples and Languages • 4. The Khmer before History • 5. Winds of Change: The Early Kingdoms Period • 6. The Classic Angkor Period: From Kingdom to Empire • 7. The Life and Culture of Classic Angkor • 8. The Post-Classic Period: Decline and Transformation

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An authoritative survey of Angkor and the Khmer civilization that incorporates revelations from new discoveries that are completely rewriting history

About the Author

Michael D. Coe is Professor Emeritus of Anthropology, Yale University. Damian Evans is founding Director of the University of Sydney's Overseas Research Center at Siem Reap-Angkor, and a Research Fellow at the École Française d'Extrême-Orient (EFEO).

Reviews

'The best account of Angkor available in English … takes the reader on a panoramic tour of Cambodian history from earliest times to the latest finds' - Ben Kiernan, Author of The Pol Pot Regime

'An essential reference for both the layperson and the scholar' - John H. Stubbs, World Monuments Fund

'An informative yet accessible introduction to Angkor and its architectural achievements' - Food & Travel

'Absorbing' - Journal of the Siam Society

'Concise but complete and authoritative' - Timeless Travels