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  • Prof Nick White – The decolonisation of Malaysia and Singapore: a maritime perspective (Lecture in honour of Prof Tony Stockwell)

    Royal Asiatic Society Lecture Theatre 14 Stephenson Way, London, United Kingdom

    In the late-1960s, Malaysia and Singapore established their own national, ocean-going shipping lines. This outcome was unexpected by the leading British shipowners serving Southeast Asia. P&O, Blue Funnel and Ben Line had hoped to form a locally registered consortium to protect their own interests and satisfy national aspirations. Honouring the work of Tony Stockwell on…

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    Royal Asiatic Society Council Room 14 Stephenson Way, London, United Kingdom

  • Professor Doris Behrens-Abouseif: Men’s fashions in Medieval Cairo

    Royal Asiatic Society Lecture Theatre 14 Stephenson Way, London, United Kingdom

    While dress code in medieval societies was largely defined by religious, political, and social rules, personal preferences could still play a significant role in shaping dress culture. Focused on Mamluk Cairo, this lecture documents the involvement of sultans and emirs in the design of uniforms and ceremonial outfits to convey their political image, while at…

  • Dr Christopher Bahl (Book launch) – Mobile Manuscripts: Arabic Learning across the Early Modern Western Indian Ocean

    Royal Asiatic Society Lecture Theatre 14 Stephenson Way, London, United Kingdom

      In this essential new work, Christopher D. Bahl departs from the established historiography on trade, shipping, and pilgrimage to argue for the emergence of Arabic learning as a crucial form of transoceanic mobility from the ûfteenth to the seventeenth centuries. From Egypt to the Hijaz, Yemen and further on to Gujarat and the Deccan,…

  • Madras Literary Society Zoom Presentation

    Royal Asiatic Society Lecture Theatre 14 Stephenson Way, London, United Kingdom

      The RAS is delighted to announce a Zoom call with the Madras Literary Society on its history and collections on Friday, 28th March at 11.30 am with Ms. Jaya Mahbubani – Chairperson, Ms. Thirupurasundari Sevvel, Secretary Mr. Prabhu Vishwanathan   The Madras Literary Society began as a small library in 1812 and in 1830 it became…

  • Journal Editorial Board

    Royal Asiatic Society Council Room 14 Stephenson Way, London, United Kingdom