@inbook{10.2307/j.ctt46n1dp.3,
 ISBN = {9789089640901},
 URL = {http://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt46n1dp.3},
 abstract = {Crossing the boundaries that too often divide ‘Southeast’ and ‘East’ Asia, the case studies in this volume provide a timely reminder of the great value of collaborative research. By the same token, they provide a testament to the ways in which the academic study of material culture has evolved to become an interdisciplinary field incorporating a wide range of participants, approaches, and topics. Furthermore, if we accept that the contextual study of structures, monuments and artifacts such as tools, weapons, costumes, ornaments provides a methodology by which to understand something of the beliefs and attitudes of societies other than our},
 author = {Barbara Watson Andaya},
 booktitle = {Asian Material Culture},
 pages = {7--8},
 publisher = {Amsterdam University Press},
 title = {FOREWORD},
 year = {2009}
}