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Royal Asiatic Society at 195 years old
This week marks the 195th anniversary of the Royal Asiatic Society, which held its inaugural meeting on 15th March 1823. We are creeping towards our 200th anniversary in 2023 which we hope…
16 March 2018RAS Events – Lectures and Book Launch
On Tuesday 6 March, we were delighted to welcome Professor Mercedes Volait (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique) who delivered a lecture titled, “The Domestic Collecting of Islamic Artefacts in 19th Century…
9 March 2018Source Detection, Book Launches, and Imperial Policing
Following Professor Christopher Fuller’s recent lecture at the Society, “European Science and Colonial Anthropology in British India, c. 1871-1911”, we’re on the hunt for a source used by Herbert Risley (1851-1911) in…
19 January 2018Indian Anthropology
Last night (11th January) Professor Christopher Fuller gave the first RAS lecture in 2018, speaking on the history of anthropology in India and how research on the Indian sub-continent interacted with ideas…
12 January 2018A Trio of Books
We are pleased to announce the publication of the latest Royal Asiatic Society Book – Refugees and the Politics of the Everyday State in Pakistan: Resettlement in Punjab, 1947 -1962, by Elisabetta Iob.…
27 October 2017The Last Items of Miscellaneous Box M
There are two packages left in Miscellaneous Box M. The first when opened reveals a manuscript – it is made of paper but set out like a palm leaf manuscript and housed…
19 October 2017The Breadth and Depth of Asian Studies
Over the past few weeks the RAS has hosted several lectures and book launches which showcase some of the breadth and depth of current Asian Studies. On Thursday 4th May Dr Claude…
16 May 2017Tales of the Tribes and Mongol Women
The RAS held events on consecutive evenings last week, which demonstrated some of the different ways scholars and a wider public are engaging with Asian histories and cultures. On Thursday 27th April, we…
2 May 2017Palmyra
On Tuesday 28th March, in association with Cornucopia, we were delighted to welcome Professor Robert Ousterhout to talk on “Palmyra through the Lens of John Henry Haynes: Legendary City, Forgotten Photographer and…
30 March 2017Book Launches and Lectures
Over the past couple of weeks we have been pleased to host a number of events at the RAS. On Thursday 2nd March there were two separate events. In the Lecture Theatre,…
10 March 2017