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North, Central & West Asia

Economic History

Janissaries as Economic & Social Actors in 17th-C. Istanbul

A review of The Economic and Social Roles of Janissaries in a Seventeenth-Century Ottoman City: The Case of Istanbul, by Gülay Yılmaz. Janissaries and...
Tibetan/Himalayan

Vegetarianism in Tibet

A review of Food of Sinful Demons: A History of Vegetarianism in Tibet, by Geoffrey Francis Barstow Geoffrey Barstow’s dissertation is a comprehensive...
Russia/Soviet

Skeletal Remains and Soviet Violence

A review of State-Sponsored Violence in the Soviet Union: Skeletal Trauma and Burial Organization in a Post World War II Lithuanian Sample by Catherin...
Iran/Persian

Persian Texts as a Field of Study: Qazvini’s “Four Discourses”

A review of Medieval Persian Texts and Modern Contexts: Mohammad Qazvini and the Modern Reception of Chahār Maqāle (The Four Discourses), by Sima Daad...
Fresh from the Archives

Slavic, Baltic & East European Collections, NY Public Library

A review of the New York Public Library Slavic, East European and Baltic Collection (New York, NY, United States of America). The New York Public...
China

New Nomads of the Socialist Economy

A review of Des bergers sans troupeau: Les nouveaux nomades de l’économie socialiste de marché en Amdo-Qinghai (RPC) (Shepherds Without a Herd: The Ne...
Islamic Studies

Islamic Charities in Indonesia

A review of Islamic Charities and Social Activism: Welfare, Dakwah and Politics in Indonesia, by Hilman Latief. Hilman Latief’s dissertation off...
Latin America

Academic Sparring Partners

Academic Training Partners Lately the media has emphasized many disheartening aspects of the graduate school experience: the debt crisis, the slumping...
Iran/Persian

The Making of History in Mongol Iran

A review of Rashīd al-Dīn and the Making of History in Mongol Iran, by Stefan T. Kamola. To dedicate a PhD dissertation to a man...
Russia/Soviet

Purging the Wartime USSR

A review of L’ épuration de guerre en URSS, à partir de l’exemple de la région de Kalinine, 1941-1953 (Purging the Wartime USSR: A Study.....
Tibetan/Himalayan

Slaughter Renunciation Movement in Tibet

A review of Alternative Development on the Tibetan Plateau: The Case of the Slaughter Renunciation Movement, by Gaerrang (Kabzung). Gaerrang (Kabzung)...
Iran/Persian

Fealty & Patronage in the Safavid State

A review of The Foundation of the Safavid State: Fealty, Patronage, and Ideals of Authority (1501-1576), by Hani Khafipour. Narrating the downfall of ...
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