About this title: In the late sixteenth century a mythical encounter was reported during an elephant hunt in the dense north of the Tonle Sap, or Great Lake of central Cambodia. King Satha of Cambodia and his retainers were beating a path through the undergrowth when they were halted by stone giants and a massive wall. The King, the fable reported, ordered six thousand men to clear away the forest overgrowth around the wall, thereby exposing the city of Angkor - 'lost' for over a century. Subsequent reports from Portuguese missionaries described its five gateways, with bridges flanked by stone figures leading ...
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: University of California Press
ISBN-13:9780520234420ISBN:0520234421
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: University of California Press
Date Published: 1-1-02
ISBN-13:9780520234420ISBN:0520234421
Description: GOOD. Crisp, clean, unread hardcover with light to moderate edgewear/shelfwear to the dust jacket. Some very minor tearing to some of the pages. -Still Very Nice! 1.1 lbs. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, London
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9780297824572ISBN:0297824570
Description: Near Fine in Near Fine jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Pp; xvi 1-192. An examination of the lost city of Angkor, re-discovered in the sixteenth century in the jungles of Cambodia. Includes several pages of black and white photographs. A near fine hard cover copy in dust jacket. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: University of California Press
Date Published: 1-1-02
ISBN-13:9780520234420ISBN:0520234421
Description: FINE. Crisp, clean, unread hardcover with light to moderate edgewear/shelfwear to the dust jacket. Remainder marked. -Very Nice! 1.1 lbs. read more
Description: Good. Former Library Hardcover, Mylar Covered Dust Jacket, Stickers To Cover, Stamps On Inside Cover, Clean Pages, Nice Used Copy. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Phoenix
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9781842125847ISBN:1842125842
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9780297824572ISBN:0297824570
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Univ of California Pr
Date Published: 2004-03-01
ISBN-13:9780520242180ISBN:0520242181
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Binding: orig. boards
Publisher: Univ. of California Press, Berkeley [CA]
Date Published: (2001)
Description: 16pp photoplates. Minor rubbing. VG. 24x16cm, xv, 192, (16) pp. Contents: 'One of the Marvels of the World'; The Prehistoric Period in South-East Asia: 2300 BC-AD 4003. The Earliest Civilization in South-East Asia: AD 150-5504. The Early Kingdoms of Chenla: AD 550-8005. The Dynasty of Jayavarman II: AD 800-10006. The Dynasty of the Sun Kings: AD 1000-10807. The Dynasty of Mahidharapura: AD 1080-8. The Civilization of Angkor. [" In the late sixteenth century a mythical encounter was reported ... read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: University of California Press
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9780520242180ISBN:0520242181
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: University of California Press
ISBN-13:9780520242180ISBN:0520242181
Description: Good. 0520242181 Good condition. May have some markings & or shelfwear. All pages intact. Used items may not include extras such as infotrac, CD or other web access codes. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: University of California, Berkeley
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9780520234420ISBN:0520234421
Description: Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 0520234421. 192 pp. New in publisher's shrinkwrap. Rear corner of shrinkwrap torn away and corner lightly bumped.; SG002356; 8vo. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: UNIV OF CALIFORNIA PR
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9780520242180ISBN:0520242181
Description: New. "The Civilization of Angkor is remarkable and unique in that it delves into the prehistoric roots of the civilization. Higham is THE international authority on southeast Asian archaeology, and presents an up-to-date and provocative synthesis of Angkor. read more
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