Archaeology and Nomadism in the Russian Empire: An interview with Ismael Biyashev
Archaeology and Nomadism in the Russian Empire: An interview with Ismael Biyashev
In the second half of the 19th century, both professional and amateur archaeologists, surveyors, and explorers of the “p... Read more
29 Jul 2023
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56mins
Mongol Nomadism, Mongol Identity, and the Fall of the Mongol Empire
Mongol Nomadism, Mongol Identity, and the Fall of the Mongol Empire
In part two of our conversation about his book The Mongol Storm: Making and Breaking Empires in the Medieval Near East (... Read more
25 Jun 2023
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53mins
Sofia Samatar, "The White Mosque: A Memoir" (Catapult, 2022)
Sofia Samatar, "The White Mosque: A Memoir" (Catapult, 2022)
In the late 19th century, a group of Mennonites leave Russia for what is now Uzbekistan. Driven out by Russian demands t... Read more
22 Jun 2023
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34mins
Alexander Jabbari, "The Making of Persianate Modernity: Language and Literary History between Iran and India" (Cambridge UP, 2023)
Alexander Jabbari, "The Making of Persianate Modernity: Language and Literary History between Iran and India" (Cambridge UP, 2023)
Alexander Jabbari’s The Making of Persianate Modernity: Language and Literary History between Iran and India (Cambridge ... Read more
16 Apr 2023
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1hr 16mins
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Alfrid Bustanov and Vener Usmanov, "Muslim Subjectivity in Soviet Russia" (Brill, 2022)
Alfrid Bustanov and Vener Usmanov, "Muslim Subjectivity in Soviet Russia" (Brill, 2022)
The world as seen by a Qur’an specialist in late imperial and early Soviet Russia. Alfrid Bustanov and Vener Usmanov's b... Read more
10 Apr 2023
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1hr 6mins
Jonan Pilet, "Nomad, Nomad" (Bound to Brew, 2021)
Jonan Pilet, "Nomad, Nomad" (Bound to Brew, 2021)
In his debut short story collection, Nomad, Nomad (Bound to Brew, 2021), Jonan Pilet explores the lives of Mongols and e... Read more
3 Apr 2023
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42mins
The Transformation of Livestock Herding in Socialist Mongolia
The Transformation of Livestock Herding in Socialist Mongolia
Between 1956 and 1960, leaders in the Mongolian People’s Republic embarked on a collectivization campaign to change the ... Read more
31 Mar 2023
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1hr 4mins
Nomadic Pastoralism Among the Mongol Herders
Nomadic Pastoralism Among the Mongol Herders
Nomadic Pastoralism among the Mongol Herders: Multispecies and Spatial Ethnography in Mongolia and Transbaikalia (Amster... Read more
14 Mar 2023
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50mins
Xin Wen, "The King’s Road: Diplomacy and the Remaking of the Silk Road" (Princeton UP, 2023)
Xin Wen, "The King’s Road: Diplomacy and the Remaking of the Silk Road" (Princeton UP, 2023)
Many of us–who maybe aren’t historians–have an image of the Silk Road: merchants who carried silk from China to as far a... Read more
9 Mar 2023
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47mins
The Future of the Silk Road: A Discussion with Tim Winters
The Future of the Silk Road: A Discussion with Tim Winters
The term "Silk Road" evokes images of trade and exotic luxurious goods and Orientalist images. Today, however, it also i... Read more
7 Mar 2023
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38mins
