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May 9, 2022
The Sound of Salvation
Voice, Gender, and the Sufi Mediascape in China
Guangtian Ha
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Irene Promodh
The Jahriyya Sufis—a primarily Sinophone order of Naqshbandiyya Sufism in northwestern China—inhabit a unique religious soundscape. The hallmark of their spiritual practice is the “loud” (jahr) remembrance of God in …
Central Asian Studies
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Interviews with scholars of Central Asia about their new books.
Brill on the Wire
May 4, 2022
Central Asia Under Brussels’ and Moscow’s Eyes
"Migration" Series 2
W. M. Gerrits
Hosted by
Leigh Giangreco
The Soviet Republic once held tremendous sway over the politics of Central Asia as the grand hegemon of the region. But now, in the post-Soviet world, geopolitics in this region …
Central Asian Studies
April 18, 2022
Sinostan
China's Inadvertent Empire
Raffaello Pantucci and Alexandros Petersen
Hosted by
Luca Anceschi
I am very pleased to host on the podcast Raffaello Pantucci, one of the authors of Sinostan: China's Inadvertent Empire [Oxford University Press 2022]. This great new book approaches through a very …
East Asian Studies
April 13, 2022
Terror Capitalism
Uyghur Dispossession and Masculinity in a Chinese City
Darren Byler
Hosted by
Ed Pulford
The continuing crisis in Xinjiang has, thanks to the work of many scholars and reporters, led to greatly increased awareness of the region's history and Uyghur population among publics outside China. But so far less appreciated have been …
Central Asian Studies
April 6, 2022
Hammer and Anvil
Nomad Rulers at the Forge of the Modern World
Pamela Kyle Crossley
Hosted by
Lance Pursey
This groundbreaking book examines the role of rulers with nomadic roots in transforming the great societies of Eurasia, especially from the thirteenth to sixteenth centuries. Distinguished historian Pamela Kyle Crossley …
General History
March 29, 2022
Before the West
The Rise and Fall of Eastern World Orders
Ayşe Zarakol
Hosted by
Vladislav Lilic
Ayse Zarakol, Professor of International Relations at the University of Cambridge, is the author of Before the West: The Rise and Fall of Eastern World Orders (Cambridge University Press, 2022). Before the West …
Art
March 25, 2022
Mongol Court Dress, Identity Formation, and Global Exchange
Eiren L. Shea
Hosted by
Tanja Tolar
The Mongol period (1206-1368) marked a major turning point of exchange - culturally, politically, and artistically - across Eurasia. The wide-ranging international exchange that occurred during the Mongol period is …
Asian Review of Books
March 17, 2022
Afghan Napoleon
The Life of Ahmad Shah Massoud
Sandy Gall
Hosted by
Nicholas Gordon
On September 9th, 2001, Ahmed Shah Massoud—called one of the greatest guerilla leaders in history, alongside names like Che Guevara and Ho Chi Minh, was assassinated by two Al-Qaeda suicide …
Russian and Eurasian Studies
March 15, 2022
Debates on Stalinism
Mark Edele
Hosted by
Iva Glisic
Debates on Stalinism (Manchester University Press, 2020) considers some of the major debates about Stalinism during and after the Cold War. Was ‘Stalinism’ a system in its own right, or just …
Central Asian Studies
March 14, 2022
Atomic Steppe
How Kazakhstan Gave Up the Bomb
Togzhan Kassenova
Hosted by
Luca Anceschi
This month we are delighted to host Togzhan Kassenova on our NBN Central Asian Studies podcast. Dr Kassenova is the author of the beautifully researched yet very readable Atomic Steppe: How Kazakhstan Gave Up the …
Eastern European Studies
March 1, 2022
Stalinism at War
The Soviet Union in World War II
Mark Edele
Hosted by
Amber Nickell
Stalinism at War: The Soviet Union in World War II (Bloomsbury Publishing, 2021) tells the epic story of the Soviet Union in World War Two.Starting with Soviet involvement in the war in Asia …
Russian and Eurasian Studies
February 23, 2022
The Soviet Passport
The History, Nature and Uses of the Internal Passport in the USSR
Albert Baiburin
Hosted by
Catriona Gold
In The Soviet Passport: The History, Nature and Uses of the Internal Passport in the USSR (Polity Press, 2021), Albert Baiburin provides the first in-depth study of the development and uses of the …
Russian and Eurasian Studies
February 18, 2022
Clientalism and Nationality in an Early Soviet Fiefdom
The Trials of Nestor Lakoba
Timothy K. Blauvelt
Hosted by
Samantha Lomb
Timothy Blauvelt’s book Clientelism and Nationality in an Early Soviet Fiefdom: The Trials of Nestor Lakoba (Routledge, 2021), explores the complexity of Soviet Nationality Policy and patronage relationships among the …
Russian and Eurasian Studies
February 4, 2022
The Memory of the Second World War in Soviet and Post-Soviet Russia
David L. Hoffmann
Hosted by
Jennifer Eremeeva
Over 75 years have passed since the end of World War II, but the collective memory of the conflict remains potently present for the people of the Russian Federation. Professor …
Russian and Eurasian Studies
December 30, 2021
Putin's Attempt to Hide the Crimes of Stalinism
A Talk with Benjamin Nathans about the Suppression of "Memorial"
Benjamin Nathans
Hosted by
Marshall Poe
For the past 30 years, a group of Russian scholars have dedicated themselves to uncovering the crimes of Stalinism. Their organization, Memorial, has in that time made great strides in …
Russian and Eurasian Studies
December 8, 2021
Place and Nature
Essays in Russian Environmental History
David Moon, Nicholas Breyfogle, and Alexandra Bekasova
Hosted by
Samantha Lomb
Place and Nature: Essays in Russian Environmental History (White Horse Press, 2021) is a collection of essays on environmental history spanning primarily the 19th and 20th centuries. Covering a wide …
Central Asian Studies
December 7, 2021
Decolonizing Central Asian International Relations
Beyond Empires
TIMUR. DADABAEV
Hosted by
Luca Anceschi
This month we discuss the post-coloniality of Central Asia's International relations with Timur Dadabaev, the author of Decolonizing Central Asian International Relations: Beyond Empire (Routledge, 2021). This book, which brings together …
Central Asian Studies
November 10, 2021
Routledge Handbook of Contemporary Central Asia
Rico Isaacs and Erica Marat
Hosted by
Nicholas Seay
The Routledge Handbook of Contemporary Central Asia (Routledge, 2021), edited by Rico Isaacs and Erica Marat, offers the first comprehensive, cross-disciplinary overview of key issues in Central Asian Studies. The 3 …
Central Asian Studies
November 1, 2021
Central Peripheries
Nationhood in Central Asia
Marlene Laruelle
Hosted by
Luca Anceschi
This month we are delighted to host one of the most important voices in Central Asian Studies worldwide: Professor Marlene Laruelle from George Washington University in DC, to discuss her …
Central Asian Studies
October 14, 2021
Slow Anti-Americanism
Social Movements and Symbolic Politics in Central Asia
Edward Schatz
Hosted by
Luca Anceschi
I could not think of a better way to start my tenure as host of New Books in Central Asian Studies than discussing Slow Anti-Americanism: Social Movements & Symbolic Politics in Central …
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