Alexandra Green, the Henry Ginsburg Curator for Southeast Asia at the British Museum, has written and edited numerous books and articles on Southeast Asia’s arts and material cultures. Publications and edited volumes include Raffles in Southeast Asia: Revisiting the Scholar and Statesman (2019), Buddhist Visual Cultures, Rhetoric, and Narrative in Late Burmese Wall Paintings (2018) and Rethinking Visual Narratives from Asia: Intercultural and Comparative Perspectives (2013).

'Green allows us to see shared moments of history … and their shared impact on artistic production' - Art Quarterly

• Introduction1. Early cultures: 30,000 years ago to c. 500 CE2. Kingdoms: c. 300–1500 CE3. Trade, diplomacy and empire: c. 1400–19404. From the everyday to the sacred: 1600–20205. Narrative and performance6. Textiles and basketry: women’s perspectives7. The 20th and 21st centuries

Alexandra Green, the Henry Ginsburg Curator for Southeast Asia at the British Museum, has written and edited numerous books and articles on Southeast Asia’s arts and material cultures. Publications and edited volumes include Raffles in Southeast Asia: Revisiting the Scholar and Statesman (2019), Buddhist Visual Cultures, Rhetoric, and Narrative in Late Burmese Wall Paintings (2018) and Rethinking Visual Narratives from Asia: Intercultural and Comparative Perspectives (2013).

'Green allows us to see shared moments of history … and their shared impact on artistic production' - Art Quarterly

• Introduction1. Early cultures: 30,000 years ago to c. 500 CE2. Kingdoms: c. 300–1500 CE3. Trade, diplomacy and empire: c. 1400–19404. From the everyday to the sacred: 1600–20205. Narrative and performance6. Textiles and basketry: women’s perspectives7. The 20th and 21st centuries

Alexandra Green, the Henry Ginsburg Curator for Southeast Asia at the British Museum, has written and edited numerous books and articles on Southeast Asia’s arts and material cultures. Publications and edited volumes include Raffles in Southeast Asia: Revisiting the Scholar and Statesman (2019), Buddhist Visual Cultures, Rhetoric, and Narrative in Late Burmese Wall Paintings (2018) and Rethinking Visual Narratives from Asia: Intercultural and Comparative Perspectives (2013).

'Green allows us to see shared moments of history … and their shared impact on artistic production' - Art Quarterly

• Introduction1. Early cultures: 30,000 years ago to c. 500 CE2. Kingdoms: c. 300–1500 CE3. Trade, diplomacy and empire: c. 1400–19404. From the everyday to the sacred: 1600–20205. Narrative and performance6. Textiles and basketry: women’s perspectives7. The 20th and 21st centuries