Stories in stone. The Sdok Kok Thom inscription and the enigma of Khmer history

Auteur :
BURGESS, J.

Description :
Inscription of 340 lines recovered in Thailand from a ruined temple close to the Cambodian border. Dated of 1052 AD it related the early history of the Khmer Empire. In 1979 the temple’s premises, renamed Camp 007, emerged as a haven for the refugees and a stronghold for the resistance fighters during the Cambodian war. At his peak the camp’s population reached around 100.000. - (GL)


Type de document :
Monographie

Source :
198 p.

Date :
2010

Identifiants :
isbn : 978-616-7339-01-6

Editeur :
Pays édition : Thailande, Bangkok, River Books