{"product_id":"9781934431115","title":"Cambodian Dancers - Ancient And Modern","description":"Since the dawn of recorded history, Khmer royalty nurtured a sacred dance style unique to their Asian kingdom, yet instantly recognizable throughout the world. In 1913, George Groslier published the first Western study of this ancient art. For nearly a century Danseuses cambodgiennes anciennes et modernes has stood as the first significant historic account of Cambodia’s royal dance tradition.\u003cp\u003eThis edition presents the first English translation of his pivotal work, beautifully typeset with all the author’s original drawings. It also includes the first personal account of Groslier's life by biographer Kent Davis, family photos, extensive background materials, a bibliography and index.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first French child born in Cambodia in 1887, Groslier went to Paris to train as a painter before returning to Asia to become an archaeologist, historian, educator and novelist. A lifelong champion of Khmer arts, Groslier founded the National Museum of Cambodia and the School of Fine Arts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter a life of adventure, contemplation, and instruction — traveling the Mekong, mapping the ruins of Cambodia's lost temples, sparking a revival of traditional Cambodian arts, and helping apprehend a young art thief named André Malraux — Groslier was tortured and killed by the Japanese army in 1945.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book was the first in a series of works that he wrote about his beloved birthplace. Time would tame his prose but never his enthusiasm, which here leaps off the page.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eREVIEWS\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is my pleasure to introduce new generations of readers to this classic account of Cambodia’s royal dance tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eH.R.H. Princess Norodom Buppha Devi \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou returned here as if marked by destiny, the most restless artist we had ever encountered to devote himself to Cambodian dancers and their secrets.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCharles Gravelle - 1913\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first commentary in any language—Asian or European—on one of the world’s most refined performing arts.. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDr. Paul Cravath - Earth in Flower\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"DatASIA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47047806255344,"sku":"9781934431115","price":59.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781934431115_p0.jpg?v=1763642531","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781934431115","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}