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The Road to Angkor - Couverture souple

Pym, Christopher

 
9781912081325: The Road to Angkor
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1912081326 ISBN 13 : 9781912081325
Editeur : John Beaufoy Publishing Ltd, 2023

Synopsis

The Road to Angkor describes a journey through Indo-China from the ancient capital of Champa (now south Vietnam) to Angkor, capital of the old Khmer empire in Cambodia. Christopher Pym originally went to Indo-China in 1956. He stayed 20 months and during 1957 made the seven-week journey described in this book. He travelled the 450 miles on foot, seeking to trace an ancient Khmer road, which may have linked Angkor to the coast. Overcoming the hazards of tigers, a blocked frontier and the rigours of Asian life at peasant level, and ignoring rumours of wars in Vietnam, he set off into the jungle with a small group of tribesmen. His picture of rural, Buddhist Cambodia, now independent, is of an interesting and little-known country. He describes conditions there and in Vietnam with knowledge and understanding, and gives a fascinating account of the varied customs of tribes found right off the beaten track.

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À propos de l'auteur

Philip Coggan is a freelance journalist who spent many years in Cambodia. He is the author of An Illustrated History of Cambodia and Spirit Worlds: Cambodia, the Buddha and The Naga, both published by John Beaufoy Publishing.

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Éditeur
John Beaufoy Publishing Ltd
Date d'édition
2023
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1912081326
ISBN 13 
9781912081325
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
230
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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