Charles Higham is an archaeologist specializing in Southeast Asian prehistory and history, and this Weidenfeld and Nicolson book is his general history of Khmer civilization and the temple complex of Angkor. Its strength is that Higham writes as a leading specialist in the region's archaeology, synthesizing excavation evidence with the historical record into an accessible general account of Angkor's rise and religious significance. Its limit is that it is a broad general history aimed at an educated non-specialist readership, so a claim needing detailed technical argument about a specific temple's construction phases or a disputed inscription is better served by a focused specialist archaeological study.
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Published by Weidenfeld and Nicolson as Charles Higham's archaeological synthesis of Angkor, written by a professional archaeologist for that publisher's serious nonfiction and history list. NotesGeneral history of the Khmer civilization and the temple complex of Angkor.
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AuthorCharles Higham
PublisherWeidenfeld and Nicolson
Publication Year2001
Source Typebook
Claims Backed By This Source (33 claims)
This source backs 33 claims across the atlas. As facts: 22 well-attested, 1 scholarly debate. As cited relationships: 7 holds. Plus 3 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
Disposition By Topic
- Empires & Polities, 12 claims: 3 well-attested, 1 scholarly debate, 7 holds, 1 general references.
- Sacred Sites, 8 claims: 6 well-attested, 2 general references.
- Sources, 7 claims: 7 well-attested.
- Articles, 6 claims: 6 well-attested.
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