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Son Ngoc Thanh: The Reluctant Radical of Cambodian Politics
Who was Son Ngoc Thanh? Explore the life of Cambodia’s elusive nationalist: editor, guerrilla leader and twice prime minister in...
Ke Pauk: Who Was the Khmer Rouge’s “Red Commander”?
A portrait of Khmer Rouge commander Ke Pauk — his rise, his role in purges and massacres, and his later...
Paul Pelliot: The Sinologist Who Helped Put Cambodia on the Map of World History
Discover how Paul Pelliot’s work on Chinese sources and Zhou Daguan helped shape modern understandings of Cambodian and Southeast Asian...
Marguerite Duras, Explained: The Woman Behind “The Lover”
Discover who Marguerite Duras really was: her Indochina childhood, Cambodia memories, major books and films, and why “The Lover” still...
Nuon Chea, ‘Brother Number Two’: Architect of a Cambodian Nightmare
Who was Nuon Chea, “Brother Number Two” of the Khmer Rouge? Clear, accessible portrait of his life, role in Democratic...
Who’s who: So Phim, the Reluctant No. 3 of the Khmer Rouge
Discover who So Phim was: Khmer Issarak guerrilla, Eastern Zone commander of the Khmer Rouge, both architect of repression and...
Suryavarman I: The King Who Redrew the Map of Angkor
Discover who Suryavarman I was, how he unified and expanded the Khmer Empire, and why his reign still shapes the...
Norodom Buppha Devi: The Princess Who Became Cambodia’s First “Royal Apsara”
Discover Norodom Buppha Devi, the Cambodian princess, prima ballerina and culture minister who revived the Royal Ballet and turned apsara...
Henri Mouhot and the “Rediscovery” of Angkor: Explorer, Myth and Legacy
Who was Henri Mouhot, the French explorer linked to the “rediscovery” of Angkor? Discover his life, journeys in Siam, Cambodia...
Sisowath Monivong: King of Cambodia Under French Rule (1927–1941)
Discover the life and reign of King Sisowath Monivong, monarch of Cambodia from 1927 to 1941, his military career, colonial...
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