China and Inner Asia – October 2012.

By Emma Wilson-Shaw|November 16, 2012|China and Inner Asia|0 comments

Proceedings of the Tenth Seminar of the IATS, 2003. Volume 14, Old Tibetan studies / edited by Cristina Scherrer-Schaub. Revisiting rituals in a changing Tibetan context / edited by Katia Buffetrille. Change in democratic Mongolia : social relations, health, mobile pastoralism, and mining / edited by Julian Dierkes. Truths and half truths : China’s socio-economic reforms (1978-2010) / Ferdinand A. Gul and Haitian Lu. Migration, prostitution, and human trafficking :

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Music, Media and Film Studies – June 2012

By Emma Wilson-Shaw|July 13, 2012|Music, Media and Film Studies|0 comments

Raga and music in the Sikh holy scriptures / Savita Bakshi. Tribal dances of India / Usha Mehta. Trance, ritual, and rhythm : the cult of Mahasu Deota in the western Himalayas / Hans Utter. The new (ethno)musicologies / edited by Henry Stobart. Development of Hindustani classical music (19th & 20th centuries) / Rama Saraf. Boro Baba- Ustad Alauddin Khan / Sahana Gupta née Khan. Gāundā jāe wanạjārā / Sāhila

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Middle East and Central Asia – May 2012

By Emma Wilson-Shaw|June 20, 2012|Middle East, Central Asia and Islamica|0 comments

Islam Dreams and visions in Islamic societies / edited by Özgen Felek and Alexander D. Knysh. Islam, Christianity and the mystic journey : a comparative exploration / Ian Richard Netton. The Qurʼān in context : historical and literary investigations into the Qurʼānic milieu / edited by Angelika Neuwirth, Nicolai Sinai, Michael Marx. Young British Muslims : identity, culture, politics and the media / Nahid Afrose Kabir. Constructing a religiously ideal

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