Trudy Jacobsen is Assistant Professor at the Department of History, North Illinois University where among other things she teaches the history of Buddhist Southeast Asia. Earlier, she was an ARC Postdoctoral Fellow in the School of Social and Political Inquiry, Monash University.

"'As a "first step towards a holistic history of Cambodia in which the experiences of both men and women are included and acknowledged" the work has clear significance' Quote from external reviewer"

• Preface; Glossary; 1. Introducing the Goddesses; 2. Devi, Rajni, Dasi, Mat; 3. Behind the Apsara; 4. Goddesses Lost?; 5. Hostages, Heroines and Hostilities; 6. 'Traditional' Cambodia; 7. Cherchez la femme; 8. 'Liberation'; 9. Into the fields; 10. Picking Up the Pieces; 11. Contemporary Conspiracies; 12. Goddesses Found; Bibliography; Index.