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Article: Earthenware in Southeast Asia.(Book Review)
- Article from:
- Journal of Southeast Asian Studies
- Article date:
- October 1, 2004
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Earthenware in Southeast Asia Edited by JOHN MIKSIC Singapore: Singapore University Press, 2003. Pp. xxiii, 370. Maps, Figures, Bibliography, Index. DOI: 10.1017/S0022463404220276
This book is a major contribution to the fields of Southeast Asian archaeology and art history since it brings together more than a score of articles discussing the different aspects of earthenware research. John Miksic should be congratulated for overseeing this project. The original impetus occurred when he saw the need for an avenue to discuss the earthenwares being found in the region. As he states in the introduction, 'In most comparable regions of the world, pottery has been ...