Khmerove

Ian Mabbett and David Chandler
Praha : Lidové noviny, 2000

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Book description

This is a Czech translation of The Khmers, originally published by Blackwell in 1995.

It 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. Justly described as one of the wonders of the world, these were the remnants of the once great Angkor empire. Since then archaeologists and historians have attempted to piece together its history. This book presents the result of these endeavours in the first account of the history of Khmer civilization to be published for many years. [Blackwell's website]

About the authors

Ian Mabbett is a member of the History Department at Monash University. His research interests are in the history and thought of Buddhism, traditional Asian culture and the precolonial history of India and Southeast Asia. His previous books include Kings and Emperors of Asia (1985), Modern China (1985) and A Short History of India (1983).

David Chandler is a Professor of History at Monash University. He is one of the foremost western scholars of Cambodia's modern history. His previous books include Brother Number One: A Political Biography of Pol Pot (1992), The Tragedy of Cambodian History: Politics, War and Revolution since 1945, (1993) and A History of Cambodia (1992)

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