@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} }