The return of peace to Cambodia has coincided with the appearance of a large number of new books on the country. The works under discussion here form an exception to most of the new publications in that they are the results of long-term research and restoration projects. The works reviewed here fall into two distinct groups. The reports of the Japanese-led restoration teams are highly technical and will mainly attract a specialist audience. The books by French architectural historian Jacques Dumar?ay, on the other hand, are meant for a general audience. The JSA (Japanese Government Team for Safeguarding Angkor) project has three main goals: restoration, documentation publication; and training. The project, utilising 1 John N. Miksic is an Associate Professor in the Southeast Asian Studies Programme at the National University of Singapore. He may be contacted at the following e-mail: seajnm@nus.edu.sg