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Angkor: Heart of an Asian Empire (New Horizons)

Angkor: Heart of an Asian Empire (New Horizons)

by Bruno Dagens (Author), Bruno Dagens (Author), Ruth Sharman (Author)

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    Paperback 1995

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Synopsis

For over five centuries Angkor was the capital of the great Khmer Empire. Abandoned in the 15th century, it was gradually swallowed up by the jungle and almost forgotten until, four centuries later, it was uncovered by European explorers. Here is the thrilling story of the rediscovery of these important, mysterious and beautiful ruins in today's Cambodia.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 192
 Edition: 1
 Publisher: Thames and Hudson Ltd
Published: 27 Feb 1995
ISBN 10: 0500300542
ISBN 13: 9780500300541
Book Overview: The thrilling story of the rediscovery of the important and mysterious ruins to be found in what is today's Cambodia

Author Bio
Bruno Dagens is emeritus Professor of the Universite Sorbonne nouvelle - Paris 3. He is an eminent historian of art and religions, Sanskritist and archaeologist covering a wide area of research, including Afghanistan, South-India and East-Asia, especially Cambodia and Thailand. For his archaeological research he visited Surkh-Kotal in Afghanistan, was posted in Cambodia in the Centre of the Ecole Francaise d'Extreme Orient and spent many years in the French Institute of Pondicherry, India. He also held academic posts in the Universite Catholique de Louvain. Ruth Sharman is a well respected translator.